![]() Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Tuesday, March 12, 2002 |
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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES RUBBER Sheet rubber up KOTTAYAM: Sheet rubber market here improved slightly on Monday, while block rubber and latex stayed flat compared to the prices on Saturday. After a subdued market for ungraded rubber during the whole of last week, its price firmed up ... More TEA Global tea output up GLOBAL tea production increased by 69 million kg (mkg) in 2001 as compared to the previous year. The output rose to 1,688 mkg from 1,619 mkg. Production rose in all the countries except Sri Lanka and Malawi. In Sri Lanka, the crop fell by 10.7 ... More
Tea prices spurt at Kochi auction PRECIOUS METALS Gold eases on upbeat US economic outlook GOLD eased last week on continued long liquidation and in response to movements in currency and equity markets. Favourable economic outlook for the US and a recovery in the dollar put pressure on prices of the yellow metal. Official price of gold ... More BIO-TECH & GENETICS Biotech park facilities to be jointly promoted THE biotechnology park proposed here will have a common facilities centre to be promoted jointly by the Centre and the State Government. The CFC will house services like lab, testing and screening at a nominal fee for small biotech enterprises. ... More
Codex drafts GM food principles
Bangalore biotech meet set to emerge Asia's largest event DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS Dairies find more money in liquid milk trade -- Ghee, skimmed powders leading to value subtraction WITH domestic prices of ghee and skimmed milk powder (SMP) ruling at six-year-lows, dairies are now finding it much more profitable to market liquid milk, instead of losing money on traditional `value-added' products. A 15-kg tin of `Milkfood' ... More COTTON Sops for Cotton Corpn purchases in AP THE Andhra Pradesh Government will shortly issue instructions to the Commercial Taxes Department to exempt the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) from paying purchase tax on cotton bought by it from the State. The decision comes in the wake of ... More OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL Oilmeal exports recovering WITH the financial year 2001-02 drawing to a close, trading houses are keen to boost their export performance. Oilseed extractions export scenario is brightening with decent volumes of shipment since the beginning of the crop year in November ... More COFFEE Support for robustas at Kochi sale KOCHI: A total quantity of 90,110 kg was on offer at the coffee auction held here on Saturday last. Out of this, arabica coffee consisted of 2,080 kg and robusta coffee 88,030 kg. Approximately 65,381 kg was sold. The robusta ... More SPICES & CONDIMENTS AVT McCormick targets Rs 100-cr spices export AVT McCORMICK, an Indo-US joint venture engaged in spices processing and exporting, has set an export target of 10,000 tonnes of value-added spices valued at Rs 100 crore in two years. During the current fiscal, its exports are estimated to be ... 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 Mar. 3-Mar. 9 FMC cancels permission to PWC consortium -- Fresh bids soon for futures exchange Coffee Board seeks to extend interest subsidy `Qualitative value-addition can check fall in spices export' Soft global wheat prices pressurise domestic exports Budget 2002-03: Nurtures middle-men, not farmers Tough days ahead for refiners, traders SBI kisan card turns FMCG golden goose |
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