The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, July 21, 2007

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Rainfall surplus gets further trimmed
Thiruvananthapuram, July 20 Rainfall surplus for the country as a whole stands further depleted to 11 per cent as on July 18 with the weak monsoon phase restricting precipitation to the east/northeast and southwest of the country. An ... More

CULTIVATION
Kharif acreage under most crops up
Good rains ensure better coverage; sugarcane sowing down More

DAP fertiliser shortage looms over South
Two major units stay shut More

COMMODITIES
Cheaper manufactured items keep inflation rate unchanged
Prices of primary articles spurt 9.51%; fuels drop More

RUBBER
Buying props up spot rubber
Kottayam, July 20 Physical rubber rates improved on Friday. RSS 4 flared up to Rs 82 from Rs 80.50 a kg both at Kottayam and Kochi as covering groups turned active driven by a better closing in TOCOM. The volumes showed no considerable ... More

TEA
Lanka tea posts highest increase
Coonoor, July 20 Sri Lankan teas increased the most in the first five months of this year compared with the same period a year ago. An analysis of the market trends of the various auction centres shows that in Indian rupee terms, the ... More

FOODGRAINS
‘Centre must promote maize cultivation’
Industry sees bright prospects for exports to West Asia, Far-East More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
Centre taking steps to help Nabard raise funds
Fiscal management policies led to closure of funding avenues: Chidambaram More

COTTON
‘Remove import duty on cotton, cotton waste’
Madurai, July 20 The Madurai Spinners Association has sought removal of import duty on cotton and cotton waste, to prevent mills going into the red. The association, in a statement here, said that with the withdrawal of subsidy in the ... More

COIR
Sops for coir exports
The Centre has announced concessions to ease the impact of the rising rupee on the coir sector. The eligibility of coir and coir products has been enhanced from 1 per cent to 3 per cent on FOB value under the Duty Entitlement Passbook Scheme ... More

CASHEW
Looking inward
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper futures drop as buyers liquidate
The pepper futures market on Friday declined on liquidation by both buyers and sellers as the July delivery is maturing on the NCDEX.Brokers were insisting that their clients liquidate. Those holding more than 100 tonnes of pepper ... More

WTO
‘New formula good basis for restarting Doha talks’
Reaching agreement on agriculture and industrial tariffs More

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