The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, July 08, 2008

TEA: ‘Stop exports of tea not meeting quality standards’
Board urged to invoke regulatory powers following payment issues. Kolkata, July 7 Mr Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister of State for Commerce, on Monday urged the Tea Board to invoke its regulatory powers to stop exports of tea not conforming to ...

TEA: Kolkata tea traders face shortage in warehousing space
Likely to move away from the port area; proposal for Tea Park making progress. Kolkata, July 7 The members of Calcutta Tea Traders Association (CTTA) are facing shortage in warehousing space, according to its Chairman, Mr Azam Monem. ...

POULTRY: Rising input costs dent poultry sector’s gains
Egg, broiler prices left unchanged. Chennai, July 7 The poultry industry in Tamil Nadu sees a major squeeze in profitability due to a spurt in the price of essential feed ingredients such as maize and ...

COTTON: Govt mulls withdrawing import duty on cotton
Bangalore, July 7 The Government is considering a proposal to withdraw import duty on cotton, said Mr Shankersinh Vaghela, Union Minister for Textiles. ...

CLIMATE & WEATHER: Bay whirl turns ‘low’, track under scan
Thiruvananthapuram, July 7 Sunday’s upper air cyclonic circulation over Bangladesh concentrated overnight into a monsoon ‘low’ over north Bay of Bengal, promptly setting off another round of heavy rains in east India and the ...

RUBBER: Spot rubber ends unchanged
Kottayam, July 7 The domestic rubber prices finished unchanged on Monday. The market activities were calm as major international indices closed slightly lower on bull liquidation followed by declines in crude oil futures. ...

SUGAR: HC dismisses plea against current season sugarcane SAP
Chennai, July 7 The Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed a writ petition challenging the State Advisory Price (SAP) fixed by the Uttar Pradesh Government for the sugarcane supplied by the farmers to the ...

TEA: Tea exporters earn Rs 32 cr more during Jan-April
Coonoor, July 7 Tea exporters have earned Rs 32 crore more in the first four months of the current calendar over last year, an analysis of the latest information available with the Tea Board reveals. ...

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS: New Director for CRIDA

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL: Incentive for soyameal exports questionable
Mumbai, July 7 The country’s oilseed-based trade and industry never ceases to be in the news, often for the wrong reasons. ...

CASHEW: Call for cashew processing unit
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has urged the State Government to set up a cashew processing industry for an assured returns for the farmers of Gandarvakottai in the district. A resolution adopted at its district executive meeting held at ...