The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, May 20, 2008

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Rogue whirl in Arabian Sea may spin up as cyclone
The onset phase of this year’s monsoon may likely feature a cyclone in the west Arabian Sea, with the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) expecting a yet-to-be-born rogue circulation to spin up to class-matching ... More

INSIGHT
Oilseeds under the crusher
At the recently concluded Globoil International 2008 seminar in Dubai, the recurring theme was what would happen to the global vegetable oil market in the face of continued spikes in crude oil prices, support for biofuels, planting area ... More

FLORICULTURE
Lilium growers gear up for high season
Nilgiri floriculturists will commence fresh planting of lilium this month-end to earn the maximum possible from the high-market season commencing September. “Lilium has round-the-year market unlike wedding seasonal flowers, but ... More

RUBBER
Spot rubber stays steady
Kottayam, May 19 Spot rubber was almost steady except sheet rubber which lost in tandem with the international futures on Monday. RSS 4, the only loser of the day shed 25 paise to close at Rs 122.75 against Rs 123 a kg on buyer resistance. ... More

TEA
Spurt in demand at Siliguri tea auction
Last week, the CTC teas at North Indian tea auctions followed the familiar pattern with selected liquoring sorts selling around last levels while the remainder were irregularly lower due to the decline in quality, according to J. Thomas & ... More

McLeod Russel-Morgan Tea merger
The Moran Tea Company (India ) Ltd no longer exists. The process of its merger into McLeod Russel became complete last Friday when McLeod Russel filed with the Registrar of Companies the certified copy of the order passed by Calcutta High Court ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Chilli trading resumes at Guntur
Trading season may be extended due to fire accident More

MARKETING
Kerala plans hyper markets this year
Thiruvananthapuram, May 19 The Kerala Government is planning to start hyper markets at Thiruvnananthapuram, Ernakulam, Kottayam and Thalassery at a cost of Rs 6.50 crore during this year.This was announced by Mr C. Divakaran, Minister ... More

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