The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, July 28, 2004

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Monsoon hits central parts, revives hopes
HOPES of better kharif production, especially of oilseeds and cotton, have been revived with the north-western and western parts of the country receiving good showers from the weekend. "We have been receiving good rainfall from Saturday ... More

AQUACULTURE
US dumping suit: Shrimp exporters expect lower levy
WITH an imminent ruling expected on the anti-dumping suit on Indian shrimp exports to the US, the seafood export community in the country is keeping its fingers crossed. Mr G. Mohan Kumar, Chairman of the Marine Products Export Development ... More

INSIGHT
Farm risk management — Solution in search of problems
AS MANY as 1100 farmers committed suicide. This is not about Andhra Pradesh or any part of India. These tragic suicides occurred in the most developed country in the world. Three states — South Carolina, North ... More

RUBBER
Rubber unchanged; latex declines
AFTER a steep fall witnessed during last week, domestic rubber prices showed a steady trend on Tuesday. According to traders, the market might seek further lows once the arrivals gather pace. Meanwhile, latex 60 per cent remained on the negative ... More

TEA
Tata Tea keeps its options open on plantations
ALL options with reference to Tata Tea's plantations are being kept open, senior company officials said declining to specify whether that could amount to an exit from the business. "We shall have a sustainable plantation business existing ... More

Coonoor tea prices up
IMPROVEMENT in quality and demand from upcountry buyers helped the tea market to look up when 13.63 lakh kg were offered for sale at the auctions conducted by the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA). The teas with better appearance and ... More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS
`Get the milk flowing into the neighbours'
INDIA should leverage its leadership position as the world's largest producer of milk and try and capture the markets in all the neighbouring countries, said Dr Verghese Kurien, Chairman, Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
STCL to set up pepper processing plant in Kodagu
STCL, a subsidiary of State Trading Corporation (STC), will be setting up a pepper processing plant with warehousing facility at Kushalnagar in Kodagu district of Karnataka. STCL, will also be setting up a de-seeding plant with cold storage ... More

Pepper market down on selling pressure
PEPPER prices have begun to decline on selling pressure both in spot and futures market as Sri Lanka has started selling aggressively its new crop at $1,450 a tonne. Spot prices dropped by Rs 200 a quintal on Tuesday, while the decline in ... More

WTO
India takes tough stance in WTO farm talks
INDIA has taken a tough stance in the preparatory meeting to the General Council of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). It has stated that it would not compromise on issues affecting livelihood concerns of the millions of the farmers. The ... More

EVENTS
Swaminathan calls for rapid progress in agriculture
IF agriculture goes wrong, nothing else will have a chance to go right in the country. Participating in an interactive session on `Indo-US business opportunities: Focus on agriculture and agri-products' organised by the Federation of Indian ... More

National meet on rice in Delhi
RICE researchers, traders, policy makers and implementing agencies will gather in New Delhi on July 28 for two days to discuss strategies to sustain India's position as the second largest rice exporter. Organised by the Directorate of Rice ... More

CO-OPERATIVES
Kerala Cabinet to discuss Chittur sugar mill revival plan soon
The Government will not tolerate attacks on tourists and is firm on framing laws to prevent such incidents. More