The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, December 29, 2005

Rains, freight costs hit cut-flower exports
THE Christmas and the New Year season has turned out to be a mixed bag for the country's cut-flower exporters. Though no official estimates from South India Floriculture Association (SIFA) were available, a few exporters whom Business ... More

RUBBER

Steady trend in rubber prices
DOMESTIC spot rubber prices continued to exhibit a steady trend on Wednesday. Covering groups were buyers in selected grades but they preferred to buy low volumes as there were no quantity sellers in sheet rubber. According to sources, an ... More

COTTON

AP plans to drag Monsanto to MRTPC over Bt cotton royalty
In the last three years, cotton farmers in Andhra Pradesh bought Bt seeds worth Rs 130 crore. Of this, Rs 78 crore went to Monsanto (as royalty). More

JUTE

West Bengal may make jute bags use mandatory
THE West Bengal Government, which has decided to ban plastic bags in Kolkata and other prominent towns and cities in the State, intends to make use of jute bags mandatory through suitable legislation. The State government has identified the ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Exim Bank study calls for compulsory use of natural vanilla in ice-cream
A STUDY by Exim Bank on vanilla's potential in the country has recommended enactment of laws for mandatory use of natural vanilla concentrates in the high-price ice-cream segment. The study has identified issues hampering vanilla cultivation ... More

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