The Hindu Business Line : Monday, April 10, 2006

Real-time display
KEEPING UPDATED: MCX has begun displaying commodity quotations in the public at the Churchgate railway station in Mumbai. This is probably the first time that any commodity exchange is flashing quotes for about 10 hours during the day. ... More

WHEAT

Buying may buoy wheat futures
Wheat futures prices are expected to rule firm this week on continued buying support from bulk consumers and local stockists, despite reports of continued fresh inflows in North India, according to traders. Wheat April contracts prices on the ... More

AQUACULTURE

`Fishing jetty near Gangavaram feasible'
Could be integral component of port project More

Welfare fund for fishermen
The Karnataka Government will think of setting up a welfare fund for fishermen based on the Kerala model, according to the Karnataka Minister for Fisheries and Horticulture, Mr B. Nagaraja Shetty. He was inaugurating the first ... More

POWER

`Nine-hour power supply not possible'
The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, today ruled out nine- hour power supply to farmers, but assured that all efforts would be made to ensure seven hours of supply to save the standing crops. Speaking at Navalgah ... More

TEA

Good demand for dust tea
There was good general demand for the 8,69,000 kg of dust tea on sale at the Kochi tea auction. Good liquoring CTC varieties remained generally firm to dearer by Re 1 to Rs 3, while medium and below medium bolder grades remained barely steady ... More

UK co tea output hit by Kenya drought
The British tea conglomerate Camellia Plc has been affected by the recent drought in Kenya with its production falling by around 20 per cent. This was stated by Mr M.C. Perkins, Chairman of Camellia Plc. He was in the city to attend the 30th ... More

Coonoor tea flat as quality buyers go North
The arrival of the new season crop in North India took its toll at the auctions of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) here on Saturday as the quality-conscious buyers from Gujarat, Maharashtra and Punjab preferred to buy at Siliguri. "In ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Palm oil could test support levels
Malaysian crude palm oil futures ended higher on Friday on short covering and hopes of better exports in the months ahead. However, a stronger ringgit is seen limiting gains. The ringgit's surge to eight-year highs would prevent palm oil prices ... More

COMEX gold futures may rise
Gold futures settled off from a 25-year high due to profit-taking triggered by a rising dollar and oil prices easing from their recent highs. Prices of gold dived after news that job creation in March was roughly in line with forecasts, leaving ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Pepper prices likely to turn hot
Boost from thin supply, steady market More

Cardamom prices low on higher arrivals
Good weather conditions indicate harvesting may continue through May/June More

INTERVIEW

S. Indian teas make quality strides
Plagued by continuously falling prices, the southern tea industry is wielding every weapon in its armoury to emerge from the crisis enveloping it over the past five years. The Golden Leaf India Awards (TGLIA) Southern Tea Competition, a recent ... More

NATURAL CALAMITIES

Central package for farm sector
CMs' meet to deliberate on farmers' issues More

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