Commodities


Improved cashew grafts needed for Kerala
SHORTAGE of improved variety cashew grafts has become a major impediment not only to new planting but also to replanting in the senile plantations in Kerala.

Global palm oil output set to increase
WORLD production of palm oil has continued to increase dramatically. Projected at 21.2 million tonnes for 1999-2000, the production will be up 42 per cent over the last five years, and up 95 per cent in the last 10 years.

Dollar trading in futures -- RBI formalities sought for pepper players
WITH the approval of the simplified application form by the Forward Markets Commission (FMC) for the applicants to become a member of the country's first International Commodity Exchange (ICE) for conducting futures trading in pepper, the efforts to comm ence dollar denominated trading have started gathering momentum.

Plantations
AP tobacco farmers plan to block traffic -- Immediate Govt action sought
THE tobacco farmers in Andhra Pradesh are planning to hold up the traffic at different places in the State under the 21 auction platforms on Friday in protest against ``the Government's failure to take adequate measures to help the farmers in the wake of the crisis in the market''.

TN panel report on tea price situation in 15 days
THE Tamil Nadu Industries Commissioner, Mr. Rameshram Mishra, has said the high-level committee constituted to review the tea prices situation would submit its report in 15 days.

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