The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, February 20, 2008

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Study forecasts increase in vegetable prices
Coimbatore, Feb 19 The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University’s domestic and export market intelligence cell has forecast higher vegetable prices during summer and it has asked the vegetable growers to plan the timing of their sowing to ... More

PLANTATIONS
Vanilla growers hit by falling prices
Look to the Govt to promote use of natural vanillin More

RUBBER
Tyre industry worried over rubber exports
Availability will be stretched due to projected 3% drop in production More

Rubber futures continue to rule firm
Kottayam, Feb. 19 The domestic rubber futures continued to rule firm catalysed by a firm closing in international markets. The last traded price for the March futures improved further on NMCE to Rs 101.55 (Rs 100.71), April to Rs 104.54 (Rs ... More

TECHNOLOGY
Post-harvest tech vital to cut wastage of food products: Sahai
Thanjavur, Feb. 19 The Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Mr Subodh Kant Sahai, has underlined the importance of developing post-harvest technologies to reduce wastage of food products. Speaking after laying the ... More

FOODGRAINS
Corn exports may run into rough weather
Higher domestic prices, falling freight could dent shipments More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
COMMODITY COMMENTARY
Push castor derivatives exports rather than oil
Mumbai, Feb. 19 When major countries of the world continue to promote production of and trade in value-added products, India has been content with export of raw materials with limited value addition despite an expanding world ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper futures pare gains
Kochi, Feb. 19 Pepper futures market on Tuesday after showing an upward swing during the trading until afternoon declined at close on limited activities.Meanwhile, cooperative societies, big companies and multinational exporters were ... More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY
Evolve food processing policy, States told
Thanjavur, Feb. 19 The Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Mr Subodh Kant Sahai, has appealed to the State Governments to evolve a separate policy for food processing. He told presspersons here that such a move will ... More

COMMODITY MARKETS
Soya futures hit upper circuit
Mumbai, Feb 19 Soyabean futures on NCDEX hit the upper circuit of 2.38 per cent at Rs 2,211 per quintal on improved buying interest and firm international market. In Chicago Board of Trade (CBoT), soyabean and soya oil futures tested ... More

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