The Hindu Business Line : Friday, July 01, 2005

Campco, SBI offer `produce loan' facility
STATE Bank of India (SBI) and Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative (Campco) Ltd are jointly launching the `produce loan' facility for the benefit of arecanut growers in the region. Addressing newspersons here on ... More

RICE

Hyderabad to house Rice Museum
THE Directorate of Rice Research (DRR) here has decided to present the story of rice, the staple food of millions of Indians, in an easy to understand, audio-visual format, by setting up a museum. Perhaps, the first museum for rice in the ... More

CULTIVATION

Deficient monsoon hits kharif sowing
THE below normal monsoon activity has so far resulted in kharif sowing of almost all crops being hit barring cotton, jute and sugarcane. Oilseeds, especially groundnut and soyabean, are the main crops lagging behind as the growing areas in ... More

FLORICULTURE

Foreign cos to take part in 3-day floriculture expo
FLORA Expo 2005, a three-day international exhibition and conference on the export-oriented floriculture industry will start in Bangalore on Friday. The Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Mr Kamal Nath, is inaugurating the event in ... More

RUBBER

Plea for scrapping cess on natural rubber
THE manufacturer-exporters of rubber products would like to procure natural rubber (NR) domestically against invalidation of advance import licences (by having the quantity deleted from the licence) or issue of advance release orders by the ... More

Spot rubber stays firm amid strong buyer resistance
THOUGH quoted steady consecutively for the third day on Thursday, spot rubber prices were reported to be firm even amidst strong buyer resistance. The covering groups were chasing the narrow arrivals at lower levels as rumours on a possible ... More

TEA

HC sets aside orders restraining Tata Tea from transferring lands
THE Kerala High Court on Thursday set aside the orders of the Sub-Collector, Devikulam, restraining Tata Tea from transferring 24 acres of lands spread over the banks of Nallatanny, Kanniar, Munnar and Kundala rivers to various persons. The ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Spot gold may consolidate, rise
SPOT gold prices bounced higher mainly on bargain hunting, after it hit two-week lows as markets awaited the US interest rate decision on Thursday. A quarter basis point increase has been factored in to the market and this could possibly be the ... More

FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING

Processed foods exports grew 15.6%
EXPORTS of agricultural and processed foods grew by 15.6 per cent in the year ended March 2005 to Rs 16,559 crore over the previous year's Rs 14,324 crore, exceeding the target of Rs 16,213 crore set by the Agricultural and Processed Food Export ... More

COIR

India Gateway Terminal asked to reinstate special status for coir
THE Indian Coir Association has urged India Gateway Terminal Pvt Ltd (IGTPL), a subsidiary floated by Dubai Ports International for container terminal operations at Kochi Port, to reinstate the special status enjoyed by coir for low port tariffs. ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Hind Insecticides launches premium range bio-fertilisers, bio-pesticides
TARGETING increased application in commercial crops such as ginger, cardamom, banana, coconut and rubber, Hindustan Insecticides Ltd has launched premium range of bio-fertilisers and bio-pesticides. According to Mr Rajendra Mohan, Chairman and ... More

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