The Hindu Business Line : Monday, November 04, 2002

US overtakes Japan as biggest Indian seafood buyer
The share of the US in India's seafood exports has grown to 33.50 per cent during April-July this year. More

FLORICULTURE

Making quick bucks?
Farmers in Karnataka plucking seasonal flowers grown on small pockets amidst other crops to make a quick buck during the festival season.

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES

Vegetables, fruits sent to Delhi
KOCHI: On November 1, the first air conditioned green bogie with fruits and vegetables left from Kerala to New Delhi. Most of the products of the green bogie were those of Infarm Agro Movement, a press release from the organisation ... More

PLANTATIONS

Package to save Kerala plantation sector mooted
THE United Planters' Association of Southern India (UPASI) has called upon the unions, Kerala Government and the employers to put their heads together and work out a "survival package'' to save the plantation industry in the State. Addressing a ... More

SUGAR

Courts playing catalyst role in sugar decontrol
THE sugar industry today stands substantially decontrolled. And ironically enough, it is not the Government, but the courts that are playing a catalyst role in this process. Sugar mills are now subjected mainly to two kinds of controls. ... More

TEA

Tea trade e-auction plan runs into rough weather
HAVING got the in-principle nod from the Tea Board for setting up of the electronic auction system here, the Tea Trade Association of Coimbatore (TTAC) is now in a fix as the Board has indicated that the TTAC will have to bear 50 per cent of the ... More

COTTON

NY cotton indicators bullish
COTTON futures on the New York cotton exchange closed higher mostly on a speculative lead rally coupled with technical factors. Doubts persist in the minds of traders on the kind of impact the weather has had on the crop. In other news, the ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Edible oils import dip sharply in Oct
PRELIMINARY estimate of edible oil imports into the country during October is 3.69 lakh tonnes (lt), according to Oilmandi.com, an industry portal, much lower than the record 6.04 lt arrivals in September. Imports comprised mainly 1.77 lt of ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Pepper declines on weak demand
PEPPER prices dropped by Rs 800 a quintal last week on weak demand reportedly due to increased availability of imported pepper in the domestic market. Spot pepper prices on Saturday were Rs 9,700 per quintal for ungarbled and Rs 10,100 for ... More

TRENDS

Gujarat groundnut, cotton crop seen lower
GUJARAT's groundnut production this kharif, as per the State Government estimates, is expected to be 14.84 lakh tonnes, a massive 43 per cent fall from the 26 lakh tonne produced last year. In the case of cotton, the estimate for the season is at ... More

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