The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, July 05, 2003

Greenpeace for ban on pesticides
GREENPEACE, the international environmental organisation, today organised a campaign in the city for use of safe food, which is free from toxic chemicals, pesticides and genetically modified ingredients, as part of its `True Food Programme'. ... More

PLANTATIONS

Areca crop may shrink on poor rains
THE country's arecanut crop size this year, tracking poor pre-monsoon rains, could shrink by close to 40 per cent, sources said. India's average annual arecanut crop size is estimated to be between four and 4.5 lakh tonnes. Mr Nagaraj Shetty, ... More

RUBBER

Rubber weakens on sales
RUBBER prices weakened on selling pressure. The Government's decision to lift the ban on rubber imports has sent negative signals to the market. Prices of all the grades dropped. Volumes were moderate.The futures market followed the weak trend ... More

TEA

Tea prices head south on rising output
WORLD tea production is likely to be higher during January-April 2003 as the major exporting countries, except Kenya, have reported a higher crop. Global crop for the first quarter of this year has been higher by 31 million kg, mainly from ... More

BIO-TECH & GENETICS

EU's GM food rules may ease standoff with US
THE standoff between Europe and the US over genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) is expected to ease considerably with the European Union (EU) adopting rules that would end the ban on genetically-modified (GM) foods. The new rules embraced by ... More

FOODGRAINS

World grains market seen in balance
A COMBINATION of rise in global output, slight decline in global consumption and lower trade volume is the likely scenario for wheat during 2003-04. In its latest report, the London-based International Grains Council (IGC) forecast world wheat ... More

Call to explore new uses for sorghum
THE four-day expert meeting on alternative uses of sorghum and pearl millet in Asia, held here between July 1-4, on Friday called for exploring newer uses for these to widen the market and benefit the farmers in the developing countries, while ... More

COTTON

Global cotton prices could rise further
CURRENT market fundamentals suggest global cotton prices are poised for a further rise in 2003-04. With a seven per cent increase in world cotton production, consumption increasing marginally but still reaching a record level and ending stocks ... More

CASHEW

Steam cooking cost-effective than drum roasting in cashew industry
THE method of steam-cooking and hand-cum-pedal operated sheller combination has been found to be more cost-effective when compared to other processing systems in the cashew industry of Kerala. The advantages of this method over the mainly ... More

COFFEE

10 growers in fray for India Coffee Quality Prize
ILLYCAFE, largest producer of single-blend espresso, has shortlisted ten growers for the final leg of first India Coffee Quality Prize for Espresso. The India Coffee Quality Prize, instituted by Illycafe and modelled on the famous Brazilian ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS

Food safety logo coming
TQSI, an agency involved in implementing quality and food safety management systems in the agri-food sector, is launching the international food safety and quality logo `Safetoserve' in Kerala. Savetoserve is a HACCP quality code designed for ... More

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