The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, July 11, 2002

Rubber prices rule steady
RUBBER market ruled more or less steady without any fluctuations on Wednesday with the uptrend coming to a halt. The inflow to the market was also sparse. No hectic selling was witnessed as the suppliers were very few after a moderate unloading ... More

SILK

AP: Plea to increase customs duty on silk
HYDERABAD: The State Committee of the Communist Party of India (M) has requested the Union Textiles Ministry to increase the customs duty on raw silk to 100 per cent from the existing 30 per cent. In a letter to the Minister, Mr ... More

JUTE

HC clarifies order on jute packaging
THE Calcutta High Court has clarified its May 15 order on usage of jute bags for packaging of foodgrain and sugar. Mr Justice P. C. Ghose said the Central Government was not debarred from making any reservation for compulsory packing of ... More

WOOL

Tech mission on wool in pipeline
THE Union Textile Ministry is preparing necessary guidelines for the early implementation of the technology mission for wool and woollen development programme for the decentralised sector. The mini-mission two of the woollen development ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Vegoil firms up on dry spell
THE domestic vegetable oil market has reversed direction since early this week and has started to move up primarily on concerns of weather. The dry spell for over a fortnight now, with no immediate prospects of rains in the next 3-4 days, is ... More

COCONUT & COPRA

Copra MSP unlikely to affect market
THE announcement of minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 3,300 and Rs 3,550 per quintal for milling copra and ball copra is unlikely to make any impact in the market given the upward trend in the open market. The Government should have announced ... More

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