The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, November 24, 2007

WHEAT
Cargill, Glencore bag MMTC wheat tender
Mumbai, Nov. 23 Cargill and Glencore, two of the eight bidders, have bagged the latest MMTC wheat tender for purchase of 3.5 lakh tonnes. MMTC is the trading arm of the Union Commerce Ministry.While Cargill has been allotted 1.80 ... More

World wheat trade expected to be lower
Mumbai, Nov. 23 Although considerably below the record 2004-05 crop of 628 million tonnes (mt), world wheat output in 2007-08 will bounce back from the previous year by some 12 mt to 603 mt, while consumption will rise by a modest 2 mt to 611 ... More

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Global reinsurers support AICIL’s farm scheme
Weather-based crop insurance scheme at pilot stage in 6 States More

CULTIVATION
Sowing in wheat, mustard trails on dry weather
Problem mainly in central parts; soil moisture adds to woes More

FERTILISERS
Replenishing the soil
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PLANTATIONS
Topping in output
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RUBBER
Dull trading in spot rubber
Kottayam, Nov. 23 The domestic rubber market was rather inactive in the absence of global guidance as TOCOM remained closed owing to ‘Labour Thanksgiving Day’ on Friday. RSS 3 (spot) closed slightly higher at Rs 96.23 against Rs ... More

SUGAR

Sugar facts

TEA
Steep fall likely in Kenya’s tea production
Move to form International Tea Producers’ Forum gathers pace More

Tea Board seeks EU protection for Darjeeling tea
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS More

Tea producers earn Rs 83 cr less in first 9 months
Tea producers who sold their teas through the eight auction centres in the country in the first nine months of 2007 have earned Rs 83.38 crore less than in the same period of 2006.An analysis of the information available with the Tea ... More

FOODGRAINS
AP grains output to top 100 lakh tonnes
Hyderabad, Nov. 23 Andhra Pradesh is expecting a total foodgrain production of 100.10 lakh tonnes this kharif season as against the normal figure of 83.41 lt.The season seems to be a windfall for the oilseeds sector, with the production ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Declining trend continues in pepper futures
Kochi, Nov. 23 The pepper futures market continued its declining trend on Friday on bearish activities. Spot availability was limited. The market may stabilise at the present level, market sources told Business Line. ... More

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