The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, September 17, 2003

Buyer resistance keeps rubber flat
RUBBER market continued to remain in a passive mood on Tuesday. All the grades except RSS 4 remained unchanged on buyer resistance. . The buying from covering group supported the grade to be the only gainer of the day. In the futures market, ... More

TEA

Tea Board begins trial run of e-trading portal
The Tea Board Executive Director, Mr Vikram Kapur, told Business Line that the trial runs were being conducted under the aegis of representatives of various auction centres. "Once the trial runs are through and the possible glitches ... More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS

Heritage promoters consolidate holding
TWO of the promoters of Heritage Foods (India) Ltd (HFIL), the Hyderabad-based milk and milk products company, have further consolidated their holdings in the company by way of market purchases. In a communication to stock exchanges, the ... More

FOODGRAINS

Farm Ministry sees grains output at record level
THE country's food production is likely to touch a record 212 million tonnes (mt) this year on satisfactory area coverage of crops, the Agriculture Ministry has said. "Area under several major crops such as maize, soyabean, pulses has already ... More

COTTON

Scientists find Bt cotton mixed with other varieties
A TEAM of scientists has come across varietal mix of Bt and non-Bt cotton across the central parts of the country due to unrestrained cultivation of Bt. The growers too are ignorant of the mix, according to the scientists, who did not wish to ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

30 pc fall likely in cardamom output
PREVAILING drought conditions in the major cardamom belt in Kerala's Idukki district are likely to adversely hit its production during the current season. Official sources in the field told Business Line that there could be a drop of 30 ... More

Pepper steady on buying support
Exporters are waiting for some demand to emanate from the US and EU markets. More

Cancellation of pepper exporters' regn — Kerala HC asks Centre to decide in 3 months
THE Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the Union Government to take a final decision on the suspension of registration of two Kochi-based spices exporters within three months. The court ordered that the final decision be taken after ... More

WTO

Lessons from the failure at Cancun
SO, THE much-awaited Cancun Ministerial of the WTO is over. And it seems that there was more excitement on the sidelines than at the talks themselves. There were hundreds of demonstrators on the streets some distance ... More

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