The Hindu Business Line : Friday, March 15, 2002

The king is back!
Alphonso, the king of mangoes, has arrived in Mumbai market from Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra. They are quoted between Rs 500 and Rs 1000 a dozen. ... More

RUBBER

Sheet rubber prices decline
KOTTAYAM: Sheet rubber prices declined a tad following paring down of the offer price by buyers. The market opened at Rs 30.50 for RSS 4, but improved slightly in the absence of sellers. Still transactions were nominal as sellers held ... More

TEA

Canara Bank loans for tea sector
COONOOR: To help the ailing tea industry get over its crisis through modernisation, Canara Bank has invited the factory owners to come up with good proposals for upgradation. ``We would like to work with the Tea Board in providing ... More

FOODGRAINS

Marketing cess hits AP rice exports
ANDHRA Pradesh, the prime rice-producing State in the country, has fared poorly in exports this year (2001-2002) and exporters are preferring Punjab rice for exports, even though FCI godowns in the State are bulging with stocks. It is estimated ... More

TN treads sticky ground on grain front
In the Cauvery delta, farmers cultivate varieties that are not in demand locally. But, the State Government purchases these varieties to support the farmers. Traders have taken advantage of this situation to purchase paddy cheap from the open market in the neighbouring districts, and sell it to the Government. More

COIR

SBI Caps submits report on Hind Coir privatisation
SBI Caps, which had been approached by the Coir Board to prepare a methodology for privatising the public sector Hindustan Coir at Kalavoor near Kerala's Alapuzha district, has submitted a proposal to the Board. The Board has sent the proposal ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Crude olein shipments flood domestic market -- Revenue loss feared in vegoil imports
It is widely suspected that importers actually bring in refined palmolein mixed with 5-10 per cent palm fatty acid distillate. They then palm it off as refined palmolein to unsuspecting buyers. More

Vegoil imports decline 47%
VEGETABLE oil arrivals in February were an estimated 1.97 lakh tonnes (lt), down 47 per cent from corresponding month in 2001, according to data compiled by Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA). Imports last month mainly comprised ... More

CO-OPERATIVES

Girijan co-ops to take on FMCG majors
FAST-MOVING consumer goods majors in the country might face some competition from unexpected quarters in the coming years. The competition is likely to come from the dense high-altitude forest areas in Andhra Pradesh, if the plans drawn up by the ... More

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