The Hindu Business Line : Monday, March 10, 2008

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Westerly system to impact northwest from Tuesday
Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday stated that the approaching western disturbance will feature a trough extending from Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, with its southern fringes sweeping the south ... More

PULSES
Pulses raised on 86,000 ha in Nagapattinam
Nagapattinam, March 9 Farmers in the Cauvery delta region of Nagapattinam district have raised pulses like blackgram and greengram on about 86,000 hectares this year, against the normal cultivation area of 84,000 hectares, and the crops are in ... More

TEA
Vigneshwar specialty tea gets record price in Coonoor sale
Vigneshwar Estate Tea Factory created record at the auctions of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) when its invoice of specialty teas fetched Rs 108 a kg. The tea auctioned by Paramount Tea Marketing (SI) P Ltd, was bought by Sunil Tea ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Comex gold to test resistant levels
Comex gold futures ended lower on Friday on profit-taking, once again unable to surpass the $-1,000 mark decisively, despite robust energy prices and a weaker dollar. The yellow metal rose sharply in a knee-jerk reaction to the second straight ... More

WATER
Green view
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Higher yield may push up jeera output
Mumbai, March 9Higher yield and favourable weather may push up jeera (cumin) production by 26 per cent to 2.11 lakh tonnes in 2008 against 42,304 lt to 1.67 lt last year, despite many farmers moving away from its cultivation in Rajasthan. ... More

Cumin exports top value target for current fiscal
Production likely to increase by 26% in 2008 More

Pepper prices rule firm on tight supply
Kochi, March 9 Tight supply position, even after the harvesting has reached its full swing in Vietnam, has kept the prices moving up in all the origins except India during the week. Soaring white pepper prices are said to have motivated ... More

COMMODITY MARKETS
Gold markets likely to witness volatility
Need for liquidity, profit booking could be resisting factors More

BONUS ANNOUNCEMENTS
AP farmers to get bonus
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