The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, June 28, 2006

FARM CREDIT
SBI, Nafed sign MoU
State Bank of India (SBI) and National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (Nafed) have entered into an agreement to finance farmers for cultivation of various crops like soyabean, paddy, jute and potato. A memorandum of ... More

CULTIVATION
Farmers urged to resume sowing
Monsoon seen progressing to central parts More

INSIGHT
A chance to do justice by Vidarbha's farmers
While farmers of the region are hoping for the best outcome from the Prime Minister's fact-finding visit to Maharashtra's Vidarbha district, it would be fitting and in the larger interests of the nation if agriculture is to occupy centrestage, at lea st in Act 2 of the reforms show. More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
AP Govt urged not to allow Bt brinjal
`It can contaminate seed stock' More

PLANTATIONS
Hill Queen launches tea, coffee
The Coonoor-based Hill Queen Agri Tech (India) P Ltd has launched consumer packs of tea and coffee for distribution all over the country. "We are sourcing the tea from our four factories. We are also buying good varieties of teas for suitable ... More

RUBBER
Spot rubber turns weak
The physical rubber prices turned weak on Tuesday. The market lost lacking follow up support from major manufactures and other consuming sectors amidst scattered selling from dealers. In fact, sheet rubber was quoted steady at Rs 106.50 a kg ... More

SUGAR
Centre opts for duty-free sugar imports
Shelves tariff rate quota move due to high global prices More

TEA
Jay Shree Tea plans Assam garden buys for Rs 40-50 crore
Plans to make fresh investments in infotech biz More

GOLD & SILVER
Gold moves higher; silver declines
Gold moved up further on the local bullion market on Tuesday, while silver fell marginally on some local offerings. Standard gold prices were up Rs 65 at Rs 8,855 per 10 gm from Rs 8,790 per 10 gm. Pure gold (99.99 fineness) was up Rs 70 to ... More

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COTTON
In full swing
PICK-UP ON CARDS?: Farm workers sowing cotton in a field in Ranga Reddy district, Andhra Pradesh. Coverage in cotton, which is down by over 50,000 hectares compared with last year, is expected to pick up with the revival of monsoon and the ... More

WOOL
Australian Wool opens office in India
AWI aims to step up penetration in domestic market More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
RBD palmolein moves higher
RBD palmolein moved up smartly on the local edible oil market on Tuesday on some fresh buying interest amid stray offerings. Other oils remained steady. No trading was reported in castorseed August contracts. Sunflower oil expeller was steady ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper futures continue to rise
The upward trend continued on Tuesday in the pepper futures market as the cooperative bodies have shown interest to buy NMCE contracts at higher rates. Besides, a tight position prevailed on supply. Spot sellers were also very limited. In the ... More

MARKETING
Godrej Aadhaar sets shop in Surat
Plans to open 20 more retail stores More