The Hindu Business Line : Friday, April 13, 2007

WHEAT
Wheat procurement starts on subdued note
Procurement of wheat for the 2007-08 rabi marketing season (April-June) has begun on a subdued note, with harvesting and mandi arrivals likely to pick up only from the next week. According to Food Ministry data, total market arrivals as on ... More

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Thunderstorms relent as `low' veers off to south
Contrary to forecasts, Wednesday's low-pressure area in the Gulf of Mannar veered away to the south-southwest beyond Sri Lanka on Thursday, bringing about appreciable decline in thunderstorm activity over extreme south Indian peninsula. Only ... More

CULTIVATION
Prized possession
SANDALWOOD LOGS being stacked at the Government Sandalwood Depot at Marayoor in Idukki district. The depot, which stores the logs collected from the Marayoor forest as well as those seized from smugglers, currently holds about 32 tonnes. The ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Tender mango sector cries for conservation
DEVELOPMENT'S CURSE More

Reliance Fresh launching four stores in Pune
The Maharashtra operations of Reliance Retail would be kick-started with the launch of four pilot Reliance Fresh stores in Pune. Talking to presspersons, Mr Gunendar Kapur, Chief Executive Officer of Reliance Fresh, said these four stores would ... More

New wholesale flower market in May
Kolkata will have a new wholesale flower market centre next month equipped with an auction hall, cold storage, a fleet of refrigerated vans and a wastage management system. This was stated today during a meeting at the Bengal National Chamber ... More

RUBBER
Spot rubber declines on buyer resistance
Spot rubber surrendered further on buyer resistance ignoring the positive closing in global trendsetters. The market was closely reacting to the reports that a cut on import duty is on the cards, sources said. Sheet rubber RSS 4 moved down to Rs ... More

BIO-TECH & GENETICS
`Public-private partnership may help reach seed tech to farmers'
Pvt sector entry in farm research `not detrimental' to public good More

COTTON
Sustained demand keeps raw cotton prices stable
Spinners keen to reduce costs; Jan-March produce up this year More

TOBACCO
AP, Karnataka tobacco farmers back auctions
Seek more competition as it could help fetch higher price More

POULTRY
Different baits
FISHERMEN FROM KARNATAKA fishing in Varapuzha Lake in a coracle. They will return to their home State when monsoon begins.

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Lower arrivals
RULING FIRM: Cardamom harvesting in final stage at a farm near Vandiperiyar in Kerala's Idukki district. Cardamom prices continue to rule firm on good buying support at major auctions across the country. Lower arrivals have also contributed to ... More

NATURAL CALAMITIES
He spreads happiness around
In Vidarbha, a one-man army tries to bring some comfort to distressed farm families. More

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