![]() Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, July 11, 2005 |
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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES AQUACULTURE
Need for diversification in fisheries stressedTHERE is an urgent need for diversification in the fisheries sector to meet the growing competition from countries such as China, Taiwan, and Thailand and the Government should lend greater support to the sector, according to experts. The ... More PLANTATIONS Nilgiri planters sign 3-year wage pact with unions THE Nilgiri Planters' Association (NPA) and the trade unions have signed a three-year wage agreement, up to December 2007. The settlement is expected to benefit over 20,000 permanent workers and the total outgo for the industry is estimated at ... More TEA Tea factories seek manual auctions NILGIRI Bought Leaf Tea Manufacturers' Association has appealed to the Union Government to re-introduce the manual system of auctioning in South India. The association is the apex body representing owners of tea factories in the private small ... More TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Cotton may consolidate, riseNEW York cotton futures finished marginally lower on Friday, as the trade was cautious ahead of the approaching hurricane Dennis and the USDA monthly report on demand/supply due next Tuesday. The ability of cotton futures to sustain at current ... More BIO-TECH & GENETICS It pays to grow non-GM crops The additional paperwork pays since the importers are willing to pay some premium for ensuring GM-free products. More DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS Amul targets Rs 150-crore export turnover AFTER becoming the first Indian dairy products company to treble export sales and cross the Rs 100-crore mark last fiscal, the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) is looking at a further 35 per cent growth. The federation, ... More COTTON Dutch co working with AP tribal farmers to grow organic cotton The collaboration aims to create a farmers-owned co-operative on 3,500 acres with Gond tribals in Kerameri mandal of Adilabad district. More
SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Lankan pepper imports taking toll on local tradePEPPER prices continued to slide on flooding of the domestic market with imports from Sri Lanka under the FTA in recent months. Imports during January-May 2005 stood at 7,526 tonne as against 5,654.18 tonne in the same period last year, ... More TRENDS
In dire straitsThe monsoon has plunged the lives of lakhs of fishermen in Kerala into turmoil. After restricted fishing hours and a 45-day ban on trawling, plummeting prices have added to their woes. Sardines that fetch Rs 20 a kg in the retail market are now ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Looking back Jul. 3-Jul. 9 World cotton prices may firm up on lower output The contentious world of agricultural trade Pepsi extends focus to wet seaweed Per capita cereal consumption drops 20 pc Commodity bourses to move towards compulsory delivery Uniform margin system planned Ministries differ on NDDB setting up subsidiaries |
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