The Hindu Business Line : Monday, June 02, 2003

Outlook mixed for rubber
THE physical market in rubber was more or less steady, despite the short supply. All the rubber grades made little gains; RSS 4 remained around Rs 49.50 per kg, ISNR 20 around Rs 48, ungraded rubber around Rs 48 and latex at Rs 38. Trading in ... More

TEA

Mixed trend at Kochi tea sale
A MIXED trend persisted for almost all varieties of tea at the Kochi tea auction. Though the dust sale witnessed a good general demand, it was comparatively low for leaf varieties. Of the quantity of 11,63,000 kg on offer in the dust category, ... More

FOODGRAINS

Foodgrain exports may slow down this fiscal
THE country's export of foodgrains may stage a slowdown during 2003-04, following the record shipments of over 12 million tonnes (mt) achieved during the previous fiscal. Officials as well as exporters say that dipping public stocks and pressure ... More

Wheat, coarse grains supplies to be comfortable
COARSE grain production and use in 2003-04 are expected to be in balance and world trade may be marginally down from the previous year, while stocks, especially in the US, are slated to increase. In wheat, new estimates for 2003-04 show an ... More

COTTON

NY cotton may head south
NYCE cotton futures closed lower on Friday on trade and fund selling. Positive weekly export sales numbers from the US Department of Agriculture were unable to add support. On the supply side, the world is having a difficult time producing ... More

POULTRY

NECC to supply maize at lower rates to farmers

AGRICULTURAL POLICY

The FCI blueprint of grain export price hike
SINCE its decision to permit export of foodgrains from the Central pool in October 2000, the Government has steadily increased the issue prices at which the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has been supplying wheat and rice from its stocks to ... More

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