The Hindu Business Line : Monday, March 27, 2006

Cabinet nod for fisheries board soon
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has asked the Agriculture Ministry to prepare a Cabinet note for setting up the National Fisheries Development Board and National Rainfed Area Authority as part of efforts to double farm growth to four per ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES

Mango crop likely to be lower in South
Impact of unseasonal rains, delayed flowering More

INFRASTRUCTURE

In demand
EXCAVATORS AT a yard on Miyapur Road on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Sunday. Irrigation projects taken up by the Government have created huge demand for excavators and poclains. ... More

RUBBER

More the merrier!
ELASTIC PRICES: Rubber growers in the country are happy. Price of natural rubber hit nearly a record on Saturday at Rs 83.50 per kg for the RSS-4 grade. Market analysts say the scarcity in the domestic and international markets is driving the ... More

Rubber futures may stretch gains
Natural rubber futures are likely to post gains during next week, reflecting the trend seen in spot and international markets. After a brief period of price fall, natural rubber is once again rising to record levels. Spot rubber prices are ... More

TEA

Iraq buy props up Coonoor tea price
Active purchases by Iraq helped to prevent further decline in prices at the Coonoor tea auctions here this week even as Pakistan refrained from impacting the market. The vacuum created by Pakistan was partially filled by Iraq, which showed active ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Palm oil may correct lower
Malaysian crude palm oil futures ended higher on Friday as market participants waited for the exports data for further clues on direction. Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS), one of the two cargo surveyors watched by the industry, said on ... More

Gold futures may rise higher
Gold futures ended higher on inflationary jitters ahead of Federal Reserve meet next week and higher crude oil prices remaining supportive. Gold also drew strength from silver and from rallying copper and base metals, gaining before the weekend ... More

WATER

Vembanad lake conservation plan still in limbo
Plea to regenerate Vembanad wetland system More

GOLD & SILVER

Shine in silver seen continuing in short term
Price chart for May shows positive, clear uptrend More

METALS

Copper, nickel poised to harden further
Demand, supply contributing to market mood; nickel offtake rising More

BIO-TECH & GENETICS

Ban to continue on Terminator seed tech
Still attempts are on to open the door to field testing of terminator seeds More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Vegoils may trade in ranges over next 8 weeks
Prices starting to decline with slowing demand, imminent supplies More

COCONUT & COPRA

Coconut meet stresses on strengthening breeding work
The perceptible increase in the demand for coconut seedlings for large-scale planting, particularly in the post-tsunami period, has forced palm researchers to take stock of the research projects undertaken in this area and plan research ... More

POULTRY

Interest cut on loans for poultry units
In a bid to bail out the poultry industry, which has been hit hard by the birdflu outbreak, the Government today decided to grant a one-time reduction of four percentage points in interest payment on bank loans taken by poultry units. This ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Value-added spices export surges
Volume drops by 17,153 tonnes More

Speculative buying could make chilli hot
Chilli futures may rule firm this week on speculative buying and reduced offerings by stockists, despite reports of increased inflows in Andhra Pradesh.On MCX, chilli (LCA-334-pala) April 2006 contracts traded at Rs 3,588a quintal (ex-Guntur) on ... More