The Hindu Business Line : Friday, September 30, 2005

Maharashtra agri marketing board to disburse Rs 150 cr
THE Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board (MSAMB) has decided to disburse Rs 150 crore for the next fiscal under the pledge finance scheme. Of this, Rs 25 crore would be from MSAMB, Rs 25 crore from the State Bank of India and the ... More

PESTS

Problems aplenty
A pest attacking a vegetable crop on a farm near Bhubaneswar in Orissa. First, a dry spell and then, heavy rains affected the crops. Now, even as the crops are recovering from excess water, pests of different hues have begun to assault the crops, ... More

AQUACULTURE

Set store by fish
Fish traders preparing to store a catch at the Howrah fish market during the `bandh' on Thursday in Kolkata. One among the biggest fish markets in the country, the Howrah Fish Market handles loads from Bangladesh, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and ... More

RUBBER

Rubber futures up on NMCE
KOTTAYAM: Rubber futures moved up sharply in NMCE, reacting to the shortage of raw material in the domestic market. The sentiments turned extremely positive as major international futures markets were also in a bullish mode. The ... More

`Remove quality inspection norms'
THE Government should do away with the existing norm of mandatory quality inspection by the Rubber Board of natural rubber imports, the All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA) has said. "I firmly believe that the Government should leave ... More

SUGAR

37 lt FSQ sugar for Oct-Dec
THE Government has allotted 37 lakh tonnes (lt) of sugar as the indigenous free sale quota (FSQ) for mills for the October-December quarter. This is 7.5 per cent lower than the FSQ of 40 lt released for the corresponding period last year. ... More

Assam vs Bengal row brews trouble in Indian Tea Association
THE ongoing tussle between Assam-based tea companies and their counterparts in West Bengal may lead to a split in the 124-year-old Indian Tea Association (ITA) and the creation of a new body comprising Bengal players. Duncans Industries Ltd, ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Spot gold may consolidate, rise
SPOT gold prices fell lower after testing 18-year highs on profit-taking and strength in the dollar. Gold is expected to remain in demand as an inflation hedge so long as oil and gasoline prices are near record highs and doubts persist about how ... More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS

Nafed to invest Rs 250 cr in TN in next 5 years
THE National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (Nafed) will invest over Rs 250 crore in Tamil Nadu over the next five years to improve agriculture productivity, marketing and infrastructure. According to an official ... More

CASHEW

Cashew meet to address challenges
The objective of the convention is to bring together all the stakeholders on a common platform in order to address the emerging challenges of the cashew industry, according to a release issued by Foretell Business Solutions Private Ltd. Over ... More

POULTRY

AP Govt urged to accord farm status to poultry sector
THE Andhra Pradesh Poultry Federation has urged the State Government to follow the examples of Orissa and Maharashtra and accord agriculture status to the poultry sector. Speaking to newspersons on Thursday, Mr K. Narayana Reddy, President of ... More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY

MSP for rabi crops hiked by Rs 10-15/quintal — Trade dubs it political move; Nafed nodal agency for procurement
THE Government has increased the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat, barley, gram and masur by Rs 10 a quintal for average quality rabi crops of 2005-06 to be marketed in 2006-07. The MSP for wheat has been fixed at Rs 650, whereas that for ... More

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