Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Wednesday, November 20, 2002
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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES RICE Parboiled rice exports hit by price hike FINALLY, it seems as though the Centre has woken up to the High Level Committee's (HLC) recommendation to rationalise export prices of rice taking into account declining stocks in the Food Corporation of India's (FCI) godowns. FCI's rice stocks ... More AQUACULTURE Shrimp softens as buyers go slow SHRIMP prices have softened after new purchases for the year-end sales by the Japanese importers. The importers are now waiting for prices to drop further, according to market sources. Black tiger shrimp prices are ruling around $12.80 per kg ... More FERTILISERS Mysore civic body converts garbage into bio-manure CITY waste in Mysore is being put to good use, thanks to a unique initiative by the Mysore City Coporation and Vennar Organic Fertilisers. For the last one-and-a-half years, a programme has been on to convert around 220 tonnes of garbage a day ... More RUBBER Ungraded rubber rises on buys RUBBER prices of all grades except the ungraded variety stagnated on Tuesday, after a little hike on Monday. There was an unexpected improvement for ungraded rubber, which shot up to Rs 35.75 a kg on buying pressure. North Indian buying was ... More TEA APK wants Govt to act fast on tea sector issues THE Association of Planters of Kerala (APK) has urged the State Government to act fast and take decisions on a number of pressing issues referred by it to save the tea industry in the State from total collapse.The crisis-ridden industry has been ... More BIO-TECH & GENETICS Why farmers want GEAC scrapped Farm organisations have launched an attack on the much-hyped Genetic Engineering Approval Committee for its action of arbitrarily clearing three Mahyco varieties of Bt cotton seeds while ordering the uprooting of cotton plants grown from an unapprove d Bt seed, despite the latter's superior yields and environmental advantages. The farmers are justified as the GEAC has clearly overstepped its mandate, argues SPICES & CONDIMENTS Kochi pepper market weak on imports, smuggling AVAILABILITY of imported pepper from Vietnam and Sri Lanka in the domestic market has weakened the demand at the terminal market here in the recent weeks. At least 5,000 tonnes of pepper of Sri Lankan and Vietnamese origin have entered the ... More WTO Farm subsidies bad: US expert DR Ellen Frost, an expert from the Institute of International Economics, Washington DC, USA, has criticised the developed countries for persisting with agricultural subsidies, which were bad for the developing world. Addressing a seminar on ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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