The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, September 05, 2006

FARM CREDIT
Special credit plan for flood-hit in AP
The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has released a special credit plan with an outlay of Rs 606.14 crore for the flood-hit districts. According to Andhra Bank, the convenor of the State Level Bankers Committee (SLBC), ... More

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Next cyclonic circulation over Bay by Sept 9
Depression crosses Orissa coast More

CULTIVATION
Kharif crops coverage
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INSIGHT
Draft National Policy for Farmers: Seeking an ever-green revolution
The 48-page draft National Policy for Farmers is comprehensive, with its suggestions, recommendations and guidelines covering all aspects of, and activities related to, agriculture. More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
AP sets 300 mt horticultural production target by 2012
Dr Reddy asked the university officials to give more thrust on research for development of efficient and judicious water management technologies. More

RUBBER
Spot rubber rule steady
The physical rubber prices were quoted steady on Monday. The market activities were in an extremely low key as most of the dealers kept the shutters down in a holiday mood. Sheet rubber RSS 4 stayed static at Rs 87 and Rs 86.50 a kg ... More

SUGAR
Sugar stocks heading south
The counters of sugar companies are headed southwards, mirroring industry trend. Analysts predict that domestic sugar prices for the next 6-8 months are likely to remain stable to weak. Following this, profit of sugar companies are expected to ... More

TEA
Quality teas dearer at Coimbatore auctions
The total offerings at the weekly tea auction, held here on Friday totalled 4.51 lakh kgs of which the leaf grades was less than 50 per cent of the offered volume at 1.97 lakh kgs. The balance was of the dust. Better quality teas ruled dearer but ... More

COTTON
Export price outlook bright for Indian cotton
Views differ on whether China will continue to drive up global consumption More

Call to improve regulated cotton marketing yards
The phase-2 study covered 20 of the 28 agriculture marketing committees run under the State's Directorate of Agricultural Marketing. More

SICA to set up info centre, testing lab in Gujarat
Either at Rajkot or Ahmedabad More

COIR
Weaving profits
Coir and coir products export from the country increased both in terms of value and quantity during the last fiscal. Exports totalled 1,36,207 tonnes, valued at Rs 508.45 crore. The unit value of coir also increased helping the sector tide ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
KS Oils aims at Rs 1,000-cr turnover
Looking at M.P., Rajasthan, UP for more acquisitions More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper futures soar on tight supply
Big stockbrokers said to re-entering market More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY
Pvt trade can import wheat duty-free: Pawar
Likely to result in poor response to STC's tender More

EVENTS
`Futures trading must serve larger social purpose'
It was with the objective to deliver benefit to growers through price discovery and price risk management that commodity futures trading was thrown open in terms of the recommendation contained in National Agriculture Policy released in the year ... More

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