Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Thursday, March 24, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Thursday, March 24, 2005 |
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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES WHEAT Meet to discuss wheat exports on April 7 THE Agriculture Ministry will hold a "preliminary discussion" to decide the export potential of the country on April 7, said Ms Radha Singh, Union Agriculture Secretary. "We are moving towards a virtual policy," she said, adding that a policy ... More PESTICIDES 
DirectionlessA Punjab farmer spraying pesticides on cabbage crop on a field on the outskirts of Jalandhar. The collapse of public sector extension and lack of awareness among farmers on Integrated Pest Management techniques have led to a significant increase ... More RUBBER Mixed trend in rubber prices PHYSICAL rubber rates showed a mixed trend on Wednesday. Sheet rubber and ungraded rubber firmed up a tad on short covering from purchase agents and fresh buying from certain small manufacturers, while the other grades were inactive. RSS 4 ... More
Rubber imports top 65,000 t on jump in tyre production TEA Bought-leaf factories perform better COONOOR: Fifty-five small scale factories in the Nilgiris, popularly called bought-leaf factories, fetched an average price of at least Rs 10 per kg more than the district average price of Rs 41.55 per kg at the auctions conducted by the ... More FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING Focus on processed food exports: Kamal Nath THE country must aim to increase its processed food exports to $10 billion in two years, which is double the present export value, representing a 42 per cent share in total agricultural export basket, the Union Commerce and Industry Minister, ... More METALS Nickel cathode seen firm on tight supply DOMESTIC nickel cathode prices are expected to rule firm in the next few days on tight supply, firm overseas markets and continued demand from the stainless steel industry. Nickel cathode prices have increased by Rs 46 a kg from Rs 754 on ... More FOODGRAINS 
Foodgrains output put at 210.44 m tonnes — Record rabi production projectedTOTAL foodgrains production for 2004-05 crop year (July-June) is estimated at 210.44 million tonnes (mt), about 4.05 mt higher than the second advanced estimates of 206.39 mt. Kharif crop production of foodgrains during the period is now ... More AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS Nabard to hike refinance rates Yielding to the growing pressure on market interest rates, Nabard has decided to hike the rates at which it provides refinance to banks on agriculture credit from April 2005. Bankers said that they expect Nabard to hike refinance rates by ... More POULTRY 
Sunny side upActivists of People For Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) protesting against the consumption of eggs this Easter in Mumbai on Wednesday. |