The Hindu Business Line : Monday, July 28, 2008

AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES

PULSES: Pulses coverage lagging behind by 14 lakh hectares
Extended dry spell across Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh. Pulses production may be the biggest casualty of the extended dry spell across Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh (AP) right until the third week of this month. ...

CLIMATE & WEATHER: ‘Low’ sparks rain in Karnataka, Maharashtra
Thiruvananthapuram, July 27 True to forecasts, a crucial low-pressure area has formed over west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal on Sunday with prospects of intensification. ...

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL: Soyabean production regains momentum
Progress of monsoon will give a clear picture of output. Mumbai, July 27 Revival of monsoon in recent days has brightened the prospects of soyabean output in the kharif season. Soyabean sowing has regained momentum in the last few days and ...

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Gold to test support, rise higher
Comex gold futures ended marginally higher, coming under pressure from weaker oil prices and a stronger dollar, after better-than-expected economic data from the US. With the global oil price suffering a significant correction in the past week, ...

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Cotton to test support levels
Cotton futures ended higher on Friday on thin volumes. Hurricane damage in the South Texas cotton growing areas could lead to reduced yields in the US. However, the market is more concerned about the Indian cotton crop. India’s summer crop ...

TEA: Tea industry urged to diversify, provide vocational training
Fallow land near tea gardens must be put to productive use: Assam CM. Kolkata, July 27 The Chief Minister of Assam, Mr Tarun Gogoi, has advised the tea industry to diversify into other areas and ensure multiple revenue-generating streams for ...

SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Bearish activities turn pepper competitive
Raises prospects for new business. Kochi, July 27 Bearish activities during the week, coupled with weakening of the Indian rupee against dollar, by the weekend, has made the Indian pepper competitive in the international market, raising ...

EVENTS: Workshop on development schemes for farmers
Coimbatore, July 27About 15 collectors from northern and western districts of Tamil Nadu participated in a one-day workshop on ‘SRI and NADP’ organised by the Agriculture Department at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University ...

PLANTATIONS: Low offtake by gutkha makers hits areca market
Kottayam, July 27 The season is almost over for arecanut and the arrivals are also meagre. ...

TEA: Darmona tea posts new record at Coonoor sale
Coonoor, July 27 Five different grades of Darmona Estate and Tea Industry, auctioned by J. Thomas and Co, shot into the Rs 100 price-band at Sale No: 30 of the auctions of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) here on Friday. Darmona ...

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Commodities & currency (July 26)

Gold (per gram) Rs	1,185
Silver (per gram) Rs	26.20
Brent crude (per bbl) Rs	5,225
US Dollar (Buy/Sell)	42.28/29

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