The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, October 07, 2006

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Meghalaya farm
CULTIVATING CROPS: Vegetables being grown in the hills of Shillong pick, Meghalaya. About 10 per cent of the total geographical area of the State is under cultivation. Agriculture is characterised by limited use of modern techniques and low ... More

RUBBER
Rubber recovers, tops Rs 80
Strengthening international markets and incessant rains all over the plantations triggered a sharp bull run in domestic spot rubber on Friday. Moderate demand from the tyre sector and non-tyre sector lifted the prices and covering groups turned ... More

TEA
Tata Tea to exit Lanka plantation business
Similar exercise is on for NIPO More

Prices ease at Kochi tea auction
High priced CTC dust varieties tended to ease at the Kochi tea auction by Rs 2-3, while medium and below medium varieties fell by Re 1 to Rs 2. Prices of orthodox high grown varieties eased by Rs 4, while medium varieties remained steady. ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Medha Patkar-led group protests against SEZ
`Radh karo radh karo, SEZ radh karo'. This was the chant rendered by about 500 farmers, workers, small scale industrial workers who took part in the morcha taken out in Pune by the special economic zone (SEZ) Virodhi Sangharsha Samiti. The ... More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS
Amul launches new ice cream flavour
The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) has launched a new brand of Amul ice cream, known as `Sweet Heart Chocolate', priced at Rs 70 for a one-litre family pack. In a release, it said the `innovative' ice cream has chocolate ... More

COTTON
Differential MSP for ELS cotton on cards
Govt to look into reasons for dwindling area under Suvin More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper futures crash on liquidation
The pepper futures market crashed on Friday on heavy liquidation and alleged market manipulation. October contract on NCDEX was down byRs 532 a quintal to close at Rs 12,785 a quintal on Thursday. On NMCE, it fell by Rs 505 to close at Rs ... More

Spices Board, oleoresin industry eye Russian market
Processing cos evince interest at buyers-sellers meet in Moscow More

Raising hopes
LOWER OUTPUT: A farmer inspecting his pepper vine at a plantation near Adimali in Kerala. Pepper prices this year are ruling high on tight supply and lower production. Domestic production is estimated to be less by 20,000 tonnes this year. ... More

COMMODITY MARKETS
Analysts differ on sales of gold by ECB
Data suggests a considerably lower volume of actual sales More

EVENTS
Meet to spread awareness on noni cultivation
With a view to increasing the awareness on `noni' (botanical name Morinda citrifolia) fruit, World Noni Research Foundation is organising a two-day symposium on the subject on October 7 and 8 in the city. Addressing a press conference ... More

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