The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, April 27, 2005

NBOT to launch screen-based trading
THE Indore-based National Board Of Trade Ltd (NBOT), a regional commodity exchange, may introduce screen-based forward trading system soon. At present, forward trading in soyabean and rapeseed/mustard is carried out at the exchange with an ... More

CULTIVATION

Combine harvesters usher change in foodgrains marketing
IF there is one thing that has fundamentally transformed the way in which wheat and paddy is marketed in the country today, it is the use of combine harvesters. There was a time, when harvesting of wheat — which, in Punjab and Haryana, ... More

AQUACULTURE

US to review dumping duty on Indian shrimp
ANTI-DUMPING duty on shrimp from India and Thailand are under review, according to a ruling of the United States International Trade Commission (USITC). The USITC has decided to examine whether the changed circumstances stemming from the ... More

100 new fish stalls to be run by women
THE twin cities are set to have 100 new fish stalls run by women. An initiative of the Andhra Pradesh State Fishermen Cooperative Societies Federation, these stalls will get financial help from the National Cooperative Development ... More

RUBBER

Rubber prices firm on buying
THE active presence of the tyre sector and other consuming industries backed the firm trend in spot rubber prices on Tuesday. RSS 4 improved to Rs 59.50 from Rs 59.25 at Kottayam and Rs 59.75 from Rs 59.50 at Kochi due to sustained enquiries ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Guatemala takes flavour off cardamom exports
STIFF competition from Guatemala in the world cardamom market has pushed down the Indian exports substantially. India, which used to export over 2,000 tonnes of cardamom (small) even when the total production of the commodity in the country ... More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY

Long-term policy must for oilseeds sector
A PARLIAMENTARY Standing Committee on the Ministry of Agriculture is reportedly `perplexed' at the seemingly anomalous situation of continuing edible oil imports even when domestic oilseed prices rule below the minimum support price (MSP) fixed ... More

EVENTS

Training for Karnataka farmers
MANGALORE: The Vijaya Bank-sponsored Vijaya Rural Development Foundation (VRDF), in association with Mangalore University and Pilikula Science Centre, conducted a training programme for farmers at Pilikula Nisarga Dhama in Mangalore on ... More

CO-OPERATIVES

Cooperatives flay Nabard move to hike refinance rates
THE `take it, or leave it' intonation of a circular from the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) announcing a hike in refinance rates has raised the hackles of co-operative lending institutions in the State. Banks ... More

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