AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
CLIMATE & WEATHER
`Low' off TN coast signals pre-monsoon weather
A low-pressure area that sprang up around Kanyakumari has brought welcome showers to the sun-scarred landmass in southern Tamil Nadu, Kerala and parts of north coastal Tamil Nadu. The "low" had initially formed over southwest Bay of Bengal, ...
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CULTIVATION
Fertiliser subsidy for cos only on actual delivery
No need to own infrastructure or rent warehouses
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INSIGHT
Cotton — future imperfect
Even as the whole world seems to be glued to commodity futures trading — either for hedging or for investment purpose — cotton sector players in India seem to be losing out.
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Fertiliser policy — Must be a nutrient for food security, competitiveness
Instead of addressing the issues of price decontrol, subsidy phase-out, promotion of gas-based plants and restructuring inefficient naphtha-based units, successive fertiliser policies have focussed too much on controlling costs and margins, resulting in stagnant production and many units turning sick. A mindset change is urgently needed.
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PLANTATIONS
National bio-fuels mission to focus on jatropha plantation
Bannari Amman Sugar sets up Rs 2-crore plant
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RUBBER
Next rubber capital in the making
Tripura is well poised to emerge as the next natural rubber capital of India, after Kerala. And, it is thus not surprising that the Rubber Board has of late stepped up its activities in a big way in Tripura, ...
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Spot rubber stays static
Physical rubber prices were steady on Monday. The overseas advices were bullish but the domestic markets failed to respond as overnight rains and news on domestic stocks kept the prices under pressure even after Easter holidays. Sheet rubber ...
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TEA
Packeters, blenders told to stop colouring tea
Tea Board has told the tea packeters and blenders to stop adding colours to tea as it is not permitted under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act (PFA). "While the PFA allows 24 natural flavours like cardamom, ginger, tulsi and mint to be ...
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Withering heights
WILTING TEA PLANTS at a plantation near Marayoor in Idukki district. Lack of summer rains in the area is posing a threat to tea gardens in High Ranges. To arrest the damage, planters sprinkle water mixed with `Kaolin', a powdery chemical, to ...
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BIO-TECH & GENETICS
Agri biotech media workshop
The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in association with the Ministry of Environment and Forest and the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications is organising a two-day bilingual media workshop on ...
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OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Centre may consider cut in palm oil Customs duty
Plans to supply edible oils through ration shops
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper price index on upward path
The International Pepper Community (IPC) index has shown a rising trend in the last eight months with a slight break in November 2006. According to IPC sources, pepper price index increased by 3.81 points for black and 2.33 points for white in ...
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Speculative buying pushes up chilli futures
Pepper for April delivery on NCDEX hit the upper circuit of 6 per cent to close at Rs 16,135 per quintal, while the May contract rose 5.89 per cent to Rs 16,640 per quintal on the back of strong international prices. "Production in Vietnam, ...
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Pepper futures continue to rule hot
The pepper futures market shot up on Monday breaking the circuit level and reported continuous rise in Vietnam prices. Given this upward trend, speculators were pushing up the prices in the futures market, market observers told Business ...
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Gaining ground
IMPORT CURBS: A worker drying arecanut at a field near Mangulam in Kerala's Idukki district. The Union Government's decision to allow imports of arecanut only through the New Mangalore Port has helped lifting domestic prices. New supari arecanut ...
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