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Saturday, February 16, 2002
Agri Prices (Feb. 15)
Sugar (S-30)1365 (1365)
Coconut oil3800 (3700)
Palm Oil (10 kg)279 (282)
Groundnut oil ready388 (393)

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It's agri-biz and not ads that keeps Trikaya alive
BACK in 1977, it is said that Trikaya launched Thums Up in India just as the beverage brand launched the fortunes of the advertising agency. The agency went through a series of metamorphoses, the first coming a decade later when it decided to go ... More

RUBBER


Rubber weak
Major manufacturers were not keen on purchasing at Thursday's rate and the market fell for all the grades, barring latex, which remained more or less flat. Sheet rubber RSS 4 declined to Rs 30 from Rs 31 per kg on Thursday. RSS 5 slipped to ... More

WOOL


Woolmark clinics offer `health checks' for cos
The technical health check is designed for the early-stage wool processors and entails a thorough review of their wool processing and control systems. More

COCONUT & COPRA


Copra bourse seeks to trade rubber, tea
EFFORTS are on to convert the Copra and Coconut Oil Exchange here into a multi-commodity one to trade rubber and tea. The exchange has already submitted a request to the Forward Markets Commission (FMC) seeking its permission to commence futures ... More

COFFEE


Last-ditch efforts to revive coffee
THE India International Coffee Festival (IICF), an attempt to develop an identity to fetch a better price was the only option left to the coffee industry to ensure its survival, Mr P.P. Prabhu, former Commerce Secretary, said at the inauguration ... More

Coffee growers seek duty relief on tridimenol
COFFEE growers, badly hit by the prevailing low prices, have urged the Government to provide some relief and subsidy on inputs to carry out the necessary maintenance operations. The Bangalore Planters' Forum (BPF), a body of coffee growers in ... More

INTERVIEW


Coffee wizard's cup brims with quality
Dr Ernesto Illy, President of the $106-million Illy Cafe, Italy, is a rare combination of scientist and businessman. Dr Illy holds the title of ``Cavaliere del Lavoro'', an honour awarded by the Italian Government for outstanding contribution in ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS


Some proposals likely to raise hackles
NEW DELHI: The Inter-Ministerial Group on Customs Reforms has set the cat among pigeons by proposing a reduction in the duty rates of several sensitive agricultural commodities to the `peak' rate of customs duty. In the last couple of ... More
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