The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, November 17, 2005

Down on arrivals
A vendor selling cabbage on the roadside in Kochi. India is the second largest producer of this vegetable. With the weather improving, arrival of vegetables has improved. This has resulted in prices coming down. Currently, cabbage prices have ... More

RUBBER

Rubber prices continue mixed trend
DOMESTIC spot rubber continued to be mixed on Wednesday. Trading volumes improved on moderate covering purchases amidst slightly enhanced selling from dealers and growers. Sheet rubber improved by 25 paise to Rs 65.25 a kg at Kottayam, while it ... More

SUGAR

South-East Asia may look to India for sugar
INDIA is likely to emerge a major supplier of sugar to South-East Asia in the current season. This follows developments in the international markets resulting in a supply gap in these countries. According to Mr Narendra Murkumbi, Managing ... More

Triveni Engg to set up sugar plants in Western UP
TRIVENI Engineering & Industries plans to shore up its sugar production capacity by setting up two greenfield factories in western Uttar Pradesh. The company, which is already among the country's largest sugar producers, has a total crushing ... More

PRECIOUS METALS

Gold prices driven more by non-physical factors
IF you thought the cash market represented by physical demand supply fundamentals was the main drive of gold prices, think again. There are those who assert that physical market is important and may lend support to gold prices, but is not a ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Groundnut prices drop sharply on heavy arrivals
GROUNDNUT kernel prices in Mumbai have fallen by about 14 per cent on reports of increased arrivals in Gujarat against modest demand. Groundnut kernel prices have declined by about Rs 350 to Rs 2,280 a quintal on Wednesday over the past ... More

Tariff values cut for vegoil imports
THE Centre on Wednesday cut the tariff values on palm group of oils and crude soyabean oil by $1-4 a tonne. According to a notification by the Central Board of Excise and Customs, which functions under the Department of Revenue in the Finance ... More

POULTRY

Venkateshwara Hatcheries in race for Haffkine Bio-Pharma
ON the Maharashtra Government's radar for disinvestment, Haffkine Bio-Pharmaceutical Corporation Ltd (HBCL) is scouting for a strategic partner and Pune-based Venkateshwara Hatcheries (VH) Group is in the reckoning. The estimated Rs ... More

Suguna Poultry to use Oracle applications
THE Coimbatore-based Suguna Poultry Farm Ltd has chosen IBM to implement Oracle E-Business Suite of applications to support its growth plans. Suguna will use the Oracle applications to drive business efficiencies, improve employee productivity ... More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY

Farm Ministry to moot higher subsidy for micro-irrigation
THE Agriculture Ministry will soon make a proposal to provide 50 per cent subsidy for micro irrigation projects such sprinkler and drip irrigation systems. At present, the subsidy on drip irrigation systems is 25 per cent. "The proposal is ... More

CO-OPERATIVES

Coops find domestic market attractive for white arecanut
THE increase in the price of white variety arecanut seems to have made the co-operatives focus on the domestic market rather than venture into exports. In July this year, the Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Co-operative ... More

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