The Hindu Business Line : Monday, June 12, 2006

AQUACULTURE
Karnataka Govt to extend loans to fishermen at 4% interest
The Karnataka Government has decided to extend loans to fishermen at four per cent interest rate. The Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister, Mr B.S. Yediyurappa, told newspersons during his visit to nearby Ullal that these loans will be made ... More

INSIGHT
Farmers in trouble
Kerala's suicide-prone farmers need more than mere financial and psychological succour - they need well-focused agrarian policies that will ensure reasonable returns and a secure livelihood. More

PLANTATIONS
Rising output
HELPING HAND: Vanilla pollination in progress in a plantation near Kochi. Natural vanillin, which has a huge domestic market, has to compete with synthetic vanillin. Vanilla production in the country is expected to rise to over 200 tonnes against ... More

TEA
Mixed trend at Kochi tea auction
The trends at the Kochi auction for dust tea remained mixed with good liquoring CTC varieties remaining steady at the previous week's levels, while other CTC eased by Rs 1-2. High grown orthodox turned dearer, while medium orthodox eased by Rs ... More

COTTON
Bt cotton acreage up, but no major fall in pesticide consumption seen
More

`Affordable Bt cotton tech helped China top output'
CAAS technology: Wide variety of choices, lower costs, good bollworm control More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Global vegetable oil prices likely to firm up
Production seen at new high of 120 m tonnes More

KS Oils board okays edible oil plant acquisition
Another edible oil plant tie-up in Alwar also okayed More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper may witness demand
Pepper futures market abruptly declined Saturday on selling pressure at the closing. Activities were, however, confined to processors taking delivery from one warehouse and delivering to another warehouse. In fact, the produce is not moving ... More

COMMODITY MARKETS
Maize likely to move up
Maize (yellow and red) futures prices could move up further this week on speculative buying support from some operators supported by good buying from starch units. Maize July 2006 contracts prices on NCDEX were up Rs 25 at Rs 598.50 a quintal ... More

Coffee headed down as bears take firm grip
Signs of weakness for short, medium and long term More

EVENTS
`Biodiesel success depends on supportive policy'
There is a suggestion that oil PSUs need to come up with proactive supportive policies to encourage production of cleaner greener fuels. `Vegetable oil industry ideally suited for biodiesel ventures' More

TRENDS
Farmers dig up expressway
A PERIPHERAL ROAD, part of the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor project, dug up by farmers.