The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, May 06, 2003

Lost the rains... but not the hope
A group of farmers busy loading organic manure on to a bullock cart in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh. Though the State has been facing water shortage due to lack of rains since last year, the farmers have not lost hope for the next ... More

AQUACULTURE

MPEDA allays fears on shrimp exports to US
THE Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) on Monday said there was no threat to Indian shrimp exports to the US. The regulator said the ban imposed by the US on countries such as India for not making turtle excluder device ... More

POWER

TN Govt to continue support to small farmers
THE Tamil Nadu Government has explained to the World Bank the need for the Government to pay the cost of power to small and tiny farmers, the Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa, said in the Assembly on Monday. Intervening during the debate on ... More

RUBBER

Rubber market dull due to lack of buyer interest
THE rubber market has slid on buyer resistance. Major buyers from the tyre sector did not come forward to purchase rubber at the market that prevailed on last Friday. They were practically absent from the market. At the same time, sellers from ... More

LEATHER

`Easy credit vital for leather exports'
THAT China was several laps ahead of India in areas such as leather exports (SARS notwithstanding) was reasserted during a seminar on global benchmarks for leather sector here on Monday. During the seminar, Mr S. Audiseshiah, Executive ... More

COTTON

Global cotton under downward pressure
WORLD cotton prices, which have started to recover from historically low levels, are once again likely to come under downward pressure going by forecast production and consumption for 2003-04. While price recovery of last few months is ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

15 pc rise in sunflower production projected
THE scientific community has voiced apprehension over the continued stagnation in oilseed production on the one hand, and steady mounting demand for edible oil on the other, leading to a gap between demand and supply. The overall deficit in the ... More

Solvent extractors seek review of palm oil duty cut
FROM the domestic vegetable oil industry, the first salvo of protest against the duty cut on refined palmolein has been fired by Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA). Calling the decision a severe blow to refiners — as the ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Lankan, Vietnam imports dent pepper
PEPPER prices recovered on Monday after sharp fall during the weekend by over Rs 500 a quintal. Ready pepper prices fell by Rs 500, while futures slid by Rs 525 to Rs 885 on increased availability and lack of demand both from domestic and foreign ... More

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