Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Saturday, March 09, 2002
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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES AQUACULTURE Marine exports seen down 10% DESPITE the global slump and fall in international seafood prices, the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) expects only a marginal decline in export earnings. ``While Japanese shrimp prices declined by almost 25 per cent ... More
Plea to breed new prawn species FERTILISERS Urea policy for Group of Ministers THE Centre has decided to refer the formulation of policy parameters and norms for determining the retention prices of individual urea plants for the Seventh and Eight Pricing periods to a Group of Ministers headed by the Deputy Chairman of the ... More RUBBER Rubber market remains flat KOTTAYAM: The rubber market here was flat to weak on Friday following low demand. There was reasonably good arrival but traders were not prepared to maintain the price of Thursday for graded rubber as major consumers were not interested ... More TEA Tips on making tea auctions more transparent AN issue currently engaging the attention of both the Central and Tamil nadu Governments is making the tea auctions more transparent so that the complaints arising from less understood procedures are minimised. In Tamil Nadu, the issue is ... More COTTON Sumangala outperforms cotton varieties THE medium staple cotton variety — Sumangala — has stood first in the National Elite Varietal trails. Released by the Central Institute for Cotton Research, Coimbatore, this variety has been found to be tolerant to sucking pest and ... More OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL Tough days ahead for refiners, traders CRUDE palm oil prices will range between a high of Malysian ringitt (RM) 1,200 and a low of RM 900 a tonne; and we are likely to see highs in the earlier part of the year and the lows firstly around June and then again in September. In case, ... More COFFEE Arabica prices up at ICTA auction THE Indian Coffee Traders' Association weekly sale on Thursday witnessed a fair offtake by both and domestic offers. The sale had on offer 617 tonnes. Prices moved up for arabica washed and cherry coffees by Re 1-2, while robusta washed and ... More SPICES & CONDIMENTS Pepper exports fall on high prices PEPPER exports to the US, one of the major market, have shown a continuous decline in recent years while that of other origins recorded gradual increase. During 2001, export of pepper from the country stood at 7,998 tonnes as against 24,931 ... More CREDIT CARDS & DEBIT CARDS SBI kisan card turns FMCG golden goose HERE is a "golden'' opportunity for white goods manufactures to tap the rural market. They can take a cue from State Bank of India, which has found to its surprise that most farmers are using its recently-launched Kisan Gold Card scheme for ... More EXPORTS & IMPORTS US seeks dismantling of farm import restrictions THE US Ambassador to India, Mr Robert D. Blackwill, on Friday urged the Government to dismantle all tariff and non-tariff barriers restricting imports of farm products to the country. Speaking at a seminar on `International food marketing ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
Top Stories In Depth Inside Kashmir Guide to derivatives US-64 Looking back Feb. 24-Mar. 2 Oilseed, vegoil sectors anxious about Budget Tea planters begin unblended retailing Sinha signals amber to farm sector -- Shies away from reforms on grain purchase Sinha `scraps' milk shed concept |
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