The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, August 07, 2008

AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES

OUTLOOK: Metals barring aluminium vulnerable to price fall
Deteriorating demand, improving supplies main reasons. Mumbai, Aug. 6 The bull run in the base metals markets that resulted in prices continually spiking in the last three years runs the risk of coming to an end, at least temporarily. ...

RICE: Govt to contest ‘Ponni’ trademark to Malaysian firm
Apeda engages K&S Partners to file cancellation application. New Delhi, Aug. 6 The Union Government has decided to formally contest the grant of registration for ‘Ponni’ rice as a trademark to a Malaysian company, Syarikat ...

CLIMATE & WEATHER: Konkan-Gujarat belt may witness monsoon fury
Very heavy rainfall likely over parts of Maharashtra. Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 6 The Konkan-Mumbai-Gujarat belt is bracing to deal with a monsoon pulling itself together around a fresh ‘low’ in the Bay of Bengal and a ‘monsoon ...

EVENTS: Kochi to host global summit on rubber
Kochi, Aug. 6 Kochi will host India’s first Rubber Summit and Dinner on August 16 with large participation of rubber and tyre industry leaders from across the globe. ...

SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Cured vanilla beans prices may rise a tad
Prices of cured vanilla beans are likely to move up marginally this year in the world market on an expected drop in the Madagascar production. Consequently, the price of ‘A’ grade green vanilla bean could fetch Rs 75 a kg, ...

SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Pepper futures continue to move upward
Kochi, Aug 6 Pepper futures market continued to witness high volatility with the prices moving up and down on Wednesday and closing marginally above the Monday prices. August contract moved up by Rs 66 to close at Rs 14,185 a quintal, while ...

RUBBER: Spot rubber drops as weather improves
Kottayam, Aug. 6 Physical rubber prices fell further on Wednesday. A favourable change in weather continued to put pressure on the prices as more dealers and growers joined the sellers queue, an observer said. ...

TEA: Lower volume on offer at Coonoor tea auctions
The volume offered for the auctions of Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) has traced a declining trend for the fourth week in succession. ...

BOOKS: Books on agriculture released
The former President, Mr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, released and accepted the first copies of two books, Issues in National and International Agriculture and The Agronomy and Economy of Cardamom – The Queen of ...