The Hindu Business Line : Monday, January 26, 2009

AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES

OUTLOOK: When will gold hit $1,000 again?
Yellow metal breaks link with $; fears over Europe economy. Last week, we witnessed gold touching a four-month high of $903.50 before dipping and ending at $895.30 an ounce for January contracts. April contracts, too, ended at a high of $897.70. ...

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Comex gold futures to rise higher
Gold futures, ended sharply higher Friday fuelled by investment demand as risk aversion increases and the realisation that the financial crisis could last longer-than-expected. The on-going nervousness in the banking sector is boosting sentiment ...

SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Dry spell, quick wilt likely to hit pepper production
Growers may switch to cloves. Kochi, Jan. 25 Erratic and deficient monsoons followed by unusual dry spell coupled with quick wilt disease in several pepper-growing districts of Kerala are likely to push down pepper output in the State which ...

SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Tight supply position in pepper continues
The pepper futures market in the latter part of the week witnessed a downward trend but overall, it showed an increase at the close ...

COMMODITY MARKETS: Soyabean futures may trade higher on good demand, low arrivals
Mumbai, Jan 25 Soyabean futures in NCDEX may continue its bullish trend in the short term on robust demand from crushers and thin arrivals in the spot market. The arrivals in the spot market are constrained as farmers are holding back ...

COMMODITIES: Rise in exports
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PLANTATIONS: Farmers look to arecanut as intercrop
Kochi, Jan. 25 Arecanut appears to be a viable crop when grown as an intercrop in certain areas where the cost of production is lower and as such supplements the income of ...

TEA: Prices rise at Coonoor tea sale
Coonoor, Jan. 25 Prices generally increased by Rs 3 a kg at sale No: 3 of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) auctions as demand followed quality of the winter ...

AQUACULTURE: Out of steam
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GOLD & SILVER: Gold imports likely to fall 15-20%
Chennai, Jan. 25 Import of gold is expected to fall by about 15-20 per cent, because of the slowdown in the economy and volatility in gold prices, experts ...

Columnists: • G Chandrashekhar • Sharad Joshi

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Markets (Jan 24)

Nifty (at close)	2,678.55 (-35.25)
US Dollar (Buy/Sell)	49.23/24
Brent crude (a bbl) Rs	2,281
Gold (a gram) Rs	1,288
Silver (a kg) Rs	20,635

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