The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, June 02, 2005

An end to a bitter legacy
The sugar legacy is a complex and bitter one. Its reform will not be easy. It is rather facile to assume that the ruling by the WTO panel alone would end the legacy. Current problems of the sugar trade cannot be solved by an application of free trade or subsidy rules a la WTO. A globally-negotiated sugar agreement has to be established. It has to ensure trade and development across a number of sugar-producing developing countries. More

FLORICULTURE

Global floriculture expo in Bangalore next month
FLORA 2005, an international floriculture exhibition is being organised here from July 1. The event is sponsored by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Apeda) and supported by the National Horticulture Board ... More

RUBBER

Mixed trend in rubber market
A MIXED trend prevailed in the physical rubber market on Wednesday. Strong buyer resistance and the absence of major manufactures put pressure on sheet rubber which declined to Rs 63.25 from Rs 63.75 and Rs 63.50 a kg at Kottayam and Kochi ... More

TEA

`Tea sector package doesn't benefit small growers'
SMALL tea growers in the Nilgiris are not happy by the Centre's recent announcement of subsidy for the production of orthodox teas, unlike the corporate sector. "Our green tea leaves are bought by the small-scale factories called bought-leaf ... More

ALUMINIUM

Nalco cuts price by Rs 2,500
FOR the second successive month, National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco), a major aluminium producer, has cut its prices by Rs 2,500 a tonne to Rs 90,750 for the current month following weak international trend. Hindalco, another major ... More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS

NGO's 2-pronged strategy to help raise milk yield
THOUGH the country has the largest cattle population in the world, but the milk yield in the country is 523 kg an animal a year, compared with the world average of 2,029 kg and 9,291 kg in Israel. Clearly, something needs to be done about ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

COMMODITY COMMENTARY
Falling pepper rates: Need for long-term perspective plan
Instead of identifying and addressing structural issues that stymie pepper market growth, promotional agencies are content with seeking trade curbs. More

EVENTS

Seminar on rice bran oil in July
THE Solvent Extractors' Association of India is organising the 8th national seminar on rice bran oil on July 29 at New Delhi. The association has so far organised a number of workshops and seminars to promote and popularise the use of rice ... More

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