The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, August 02, 2006

CULTIVATION
TNAU moots sowing of LRA cotton
The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University's (TNAU) domestic and export market intelligence cell (DEMIC) has chosen cotton, maize and gingelly as favoured crops for sowing this kharif (`Adi' pattam in Tamil) season based on its price ... More

SEEDS
Training programme for AP cottonseed producers
`To help prepare standardised procedure' More

INSIGHT
Agrarian distress — Time for a holistic policy response
Far-reaching changes are needed in the land-use pattern, water management, reclamation of wasteland, selection of crops and agricultural research if the farm crisis is to be overcome. Organic farming deserves a closer look to make agriculture sustain able, says S. D. NAIK. More

RUBBER
Mixed trend in spot rubber
The spot rubber market witnessed a mixed trend on Tuesday. RSS 4 slipped marginally by 50 paise to Rs 92.50 a kg at Kottayam and Kochi as major manufacturers bought the grade only up to the quoted level. The remaining grades improved on ... More

TEA
Hand picked
ENSURING QUALITY: Workers separating coarse tea leaves at an estate in Thangadu area near Udhagamandalam.

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Kohinoor Foods PAT at Rs 5 cr
Satnam Overseas Ltd, now renamed Kohinoor Foods Ltd, has reported a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 5.03 crore on net sales of 116.63 crore for the three months ended June 30, 2006. This is as against a PAT of Rs 4.96 crore on net sales of Rs 105.42 ... More

Bajaj Hindustan Sugar back in black
Bajaj Hindustan Sugar & Industries Ltd (BHSIL), which was formerly known as The Pratappur Sugar & Industries Ltd and now a subsidiary of Bajaj Hindustan Ltd, has returned to the black in the first quarter of 2006-07. Against More

GOLD & SILVER
NCDEX to resume small gold, silver contracts
Plan to attract small investors More

FOODGRAINS
Wheat, maize supplies seen tight: IGC
Dry weather to affect output More

POULTRY
Egg exports to Gulf may resume by August 15
Confidence-building measures pay dividends More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper futures decline on bull liquidation
Pepper futures declined on Tuesday on bull liquidation. Those who bought forward contracts anticipating that prices would continue to rise, liquidated realising that it may not sustain, as it has reached the saturation point without any domestic ... More

Global shortage
RULING HIGH: A woman examining cloves at a spices outlet in Thrissur, Kerala. Clove production in the country is estimated at around 2,000 tonnes, far below the projected demand of 8,000-10,000 tonnes. Prices continue to rule high, both in global ... More