The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, April 28, 2007

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Juicy treat
BUT COSTLY: The famous "Nuzvid Rasalu", a mango variety known for its juice, has begun arriving in Vijayawada market. As there is a decline in yield this year, sellers are quoting between Rs 100 and Rs 200 a dozen for ... More

RUBBER
Spot rubber declines sharply
Spot rubber declined sharply on Friday. The rates nose-dived lacking buyers amidst an almost panic selling from traders who were not even aware of the reason why the market fell, an observer said. Sheet rubber RSS 4 moved down to Rs 85 from Rs ... More

TEA
Steady trend at Kochi tea auction
Good general demand perked up the prices of several dust varieties at the Kochi tea auction. The market opened at last week's levels and medium CTC varieties eased during the course of auction. However, the market firmed up and value of several ... More

WATER
Cauvery row: CM favours mutual discussions
The Karnataka Chief Minister, Mr H.D. Kumaraswamy, has again made an appeal to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Mr M. Karunanidhi, to sort out the Cauvery issue through mutual discussions. Addressing presspersons here on Friday, Mr Kumaraswamy ... More

ALUMINIUM
China propels world aluminium production growth
World aluminium production has continued to grow strongly so far this year (up 11.9 per cent year-on-year in first quarter 2007), thanks largely to extremely high production rates in China where production was up by nearly 40 per cent ... More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
FCI's wheat tender process lacks transparency
Is the Food Corporation of India (FCI) on a fishing expedition? This is a question some of the established parties in the grains business, including trade intermediaries, are asking. Recently, the FCI sent out selectively, to a few potential ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Vanilla prices may gain 10% this year
Outlook bullish on crop loss report from Madagascar More

Pepper futures crash on speculation
Pepper futures market, which has been on the downward trend in recent days, collapsed on Friday on excessive speculation driven by some cartel operators at a time when all the other origins world over were ruling firm at higher ... More

Cardamom prices dip on weak demand
Cardamom prices dipped on weak demand and improved arrivals at the auctions held during the week in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Domestic buyers have slowed down. Exporters are not buying mainly because of high prices and decline in quality of the ... More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY
Maharashtra ends floor rate for sugar exports
Mills given permission to fix their own rates More

OUTLOOK
Record rise in world rice output, trade expected
Production gains may come from Asia More

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