The Hindu Business Line : Monday, November 27, 2006

FARM CREDIT
AP mulls low-interest loan for ryots
After introducing `pavala vaddi' scheme (loans at 3 per cent interest rate) for women self-help groups, the Andhra Pradesh Government is seriously contemplating a similar scheme for the farming community. The Government would set up a committee ... More

INSIGHT
Sweet news for farmers
New sugar factories in UP More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Top favourite!
FARM FRESH: Pineapples being loaded onto a mini truck near Kochi. The fruit, relished for its tangy flavour, is highly favoured in the raw form in most five star menus and cocktail preparations. Value-added forms, such as beverages, culinary ... More

TEA
Coonoor tea prices drop
Prices generally dropped by Rs 2 a kg at the auctions of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) here on Friday as the demand failed to push up the bids for the huge volume on offer. The volume of 14.65 lakh kgs offered was the second highest ... More

Mixed trend at Kochi tea sale
Good liquoring varieties found demand and price support among the buyers at the dust sale of Kochi tea auction. While finer CTC varieties remained irregularly dearer, prices of bolder CTC varieties tended to ease. Price of high grown orthodox ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Gold futures could rise
Gold futures ended sharply higher on Friday, after the dollar sank to its lowest level against the euro. The dollar sank to a 1-1/2-year low against the euro as worries flared over the strength of the US economy and central banks diversifying ... More

Downward tweak likely in palm oil
Malaysian crude palm oil futures rose higher on Friday due to robust global demand for bio-fuel, expectations of a fall in inventory levels and also assisted by firm soya oil prices. The global use of bio-fuels, made from sugar, cereals and ... More

GOLD & SILVER
Strong upside seen in gold on positive sentiment
But fundamentals weak; other macroeconomic factors turn bearish More

FOODGRAINS
Maize prices harden on tightening supplies
Output pegged lower at 12.41 mt against consumption of 14 mt More

EVENTS
Farm crisis a big challenge: Pawar
`Sharp decline in agriculture investments in last two decades' More

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Nov. 19-Nov. 25
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MCX to roll out spot exchange in January

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Cotton market clueless amidst claims on output

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