![]() Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, August 12, 2002 |
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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES Drought hits TN banana crop The delay in the release of Cauvery water this year has posed a grave threat not only to the standing crop, but also to the short-term Kuruvai sowing. More
TN to set up winery, distillery units in Theni, Dindigul dists TIDCO to call for tenders soon PESTICIDES Ciba micronutrients launched in AP MEGHMANI Organics Ltd, an agro-chemical company of Ahmedabad, has tied up with the Switzerland-based Ciba Speciality Chemicals Ltd, a global company in agricultural inputs, to market the latter's micronutrient range for soil deficiencies in ... More SUGAR Setting sweet norms As the Indian sugar industry arrives in the world market, checking on stringent quality norms is quality referee, Vasudha Keskar. Rasika Dhavse reports. More TEA Automatic withering control tech for green tea leaves LEADING tea companies like Unilever, Duncans and Gillanders have shown keen interest in a recently-developed automatic withering control and monitoring technology involving green tea leaves. The technology has been developed by Tea Research ... More PRECIOUS METALS Gold market turns volatile A VOLATILE week saw gold oscillate between $305 and $315 an ounce on the back of equity and forex market movements as also Indian weather conditions. Importantly, the yellow metal was boosted by reports suggesting possible US military action ... More COTTON NY cotton may head higher NYCE cotton futures finished slightly softer on Friday moving both ways as market participants adjusted their positions before Monday's release of the critical USDA monthly supply/demand report. The uncertainty about what the USDA report ... More SILK Centre plans MSP for cocoon IN a bid to arrest the falling cocoon prices, the Centre, in collaboration with the Karnataka Government, is planning to offer a minimum support price (MSP) ranging from Rs 60-120 per kg, from this month, the Union Minister of State for ... More OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL Dispute over oilseeds crop estimate THE Indore-based Soyabean Processors' Association of India (SOPA) which looks after the interests of soyabean producers and processors has taken a strong exception to the oilseeds crop estimate released by the delegation of the Solvent ... More
Edible oil trade seeks tax reliefs TOBACCO Three new tobacco strains from CTRI THREE new tobacco varieties were presented for release at the five-day annual staff research council meeting of the Central Tobacco Research Institute (CTRI) here which concluded during the weekend. According to a press release issued by the ... More POULTRY Poultry sector sceptic over maize import EVEN as the animal feed manufacturing sector is seeking import of maize to tide over the possible shortfall in the domestic maize crop this year, a section of the poultry industry nurtures the view that maize import at this stage would be too ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
Top Stories In Depth Gender Justice Simple Economics Small Investor Looking back Aug. 4-Aug. 10 IBA group mulls lower rates on rural credit ICAR headed for sleek look Panel set up to `rightsize' administrative structure Bankers' meeting to consider more sops for coffee growers Rice export price may be increased further Dry spell may hit cotton |
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