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Friday, July 17, 2009
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Business Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Friday, July 17, 2009 ePaper | Mobile/PDA Version | Audio | Blogs |
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CULTIVATION: Crop prospects hazy as rainfall is much below normal still Water storage at most reservoirs at less than half the capacity. Chennai, July 16 Monsoon continues to be in the deficit, but the shortfall has been trimmed to 27 per cent for the week-ended July 15 against 36 per cent for the period ending July ... COMMODITIES: Inflation remains in negative territory Inflation continues to be in the negative territory at -1.21 per cent for the week ended July 4 as compared with -1.55 per cent for the previous week ended June 27. In the corresponding week of 2008, inflation had stood at 12.19 ... OUTLOOK: Poppy seed seen dropping below Rs 200 a kg Weak demand due to recession in major consuming nations. Poppy seed prices this year are expected to fall sharply following the good crop in all the producing countries and a weak demand due to recession in major consuming ... SUGAR: Private trade may get nod to import white sugar Deadline for duty-free imports likely to be extended. The Centre is planning to allow duty-free imports of white sugar on private ... WATER: Fresh rains improve water levels in Kerala reservoirs ... TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS: 17 dairy workers’ unions form federation As many as 17 dairy workers unions in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Goa have come together to form the Dairy Employees Federation of India to lend a new voice for dairy workers, impacted by the ... CLIMATE & WEATHER: Monsoon situation looks grim in rice-growing areas of north-west Wednesday’s furiously active well-marked ‘low’ clambered slightly to the northeast overnight and entirely inland, though weakening by a around as a conventional ... SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Pepper futures rule steady ... RUBBER: Spot rubber rules firm Kottayam, July 16 Physical rubber prices ruled firm on Thursday. According to observers, the market improved following the widespread gains in the domestic and international rubber ... TEA: Global tea output drops on adverse weather Global tea production has fallen by 88.3 million kg (mkg) in the first five months of the calendar year 2009 over the corresponding period last year, an analysis of the latest information received from various producing countries and Tea ... Columnists: • G Chandrashekhar • Sharad Joshi Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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