The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, April 26, 2005

Govt may lower wheat output projections — Above normal temperature in Nov-Dec affects yield
THE Government is likely to lower its current wheat production estimate of 74.05 million tonnes (mt) for 2004-05. Contrary to earlier projections of a bumper crop, the ground situation based on field-level reports and market arrivals indicates ... More

Lower arrivals of wheat reflect fall in production
THE best indicator of a not-so-bumper wheat crop this time is provided by data pertaining to market arrivals and procurement by official agencies. As on Monday, a total quantity of 123.55 lakh tonnes (lt) have arrived in various mandis of the ... More

CLIMATE & WEATHER

MET SIGNS
Rain, thundershowers continue to lash Kerala
THODUPUZHA in Idukki district recorded the heaviest yet overnight spell of summer showers when 10 cm of rain pummelled the bustling plantation town on April 24. Rain or thundershowers occurred at many places in the State on April 21 and 24, a ... More

CULTIVATION

Enhance cotton acreage: Sisspa
THE South India Small Spinners Association (Sisspa) wants the Tamil Nadu Government to promote cotton acreage in the State in a big way to enable the textile sector access raw material at lower cost. The textile units in the State account for ... More

PLANTATIONS

Campco to explore Pakistan market for arecanut, cocoa
TAKING advantage of the improvements in Indo-Pakistan relationship, the Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative Ltd (Campco) is planning to explore the Pakistan market for its products. Addressing presspersons here on ... More

RUBBER

Rubber prices unchanged as sellers keep a low profile
PHYSICAL rubber prices were quoted almost unchanged on Monday. Sellers were keeping a low profile but buyers preferred to procure the narrow arrivals at the running rates. A tyre group was reported to be buying sheet rubber at Rs 59.50 a kg ... More

TEA

Prices down at Coonoor sales on low buying interest
PRICES were lower at the auctions held by the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) held during the weekend on huge offerings, lack of buyers, including exporters. The volume was high because of the postponement of the sales in the previous ... More

Implement VAT for tea uniformly: Tea associations
MEMBERS of the Tea Association of India have written to the Chief Ministers of several State Governments and to Mr Kamal Nath, Union Commerce Minister, on their fears over non-implementation of VAT (value-added tax) by some States. VAT should ... More

COTTON

AP farmers plump for Bt cotton
SOME 1,000 cotton farmers from 14 districts in Andhra Pradesh have said they are for Bt cotton as it gives them better yields at lower operating costs. The farmers, who gathered here under the aegis of Federation of Farmers' Association (FFA), ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Naidu visits chilli yard
GUNTUR: Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, former Chief Minister and Telugu Desam leader, visited the chilli market yard here on Monday and demanded that the State Markfed (marketing federation) procure the crop at Rs 2,700 a quintal to rescue the ... More

EVENTS

CIMAP to work for improving patent portfolio
THE Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow is working on strengthening its patent portfolio. Talking to media on the sidelines of a national seminar on herbal industry here on Saturday, Dr S.P.S. Khanuja, Director ... More

CO-OPERATIVES

NCDC swap facility for co-ops
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) has permitted State cooperatives to take advantage of the prevailing interest rate regime by swapping high-cost loans with low-cost ones. Announcing this, an ... More

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