The Hindu Business Line : Friday, January 19, 2007

CULTIVATION
Sodium blocker tech helps to make tsunami-hit soil cultivable
ICRISAT's interaction with US co opened up new opportunities for application of the technology. More

PESTS
Stem rust threatens wheat crop in India, Pak
`Can destroy most disease-resistant varieties' More

FLORICULTURE
Ministry moots new fund to revive sick floriculture units
The Commerce Ministry proposes to set up a new fund to help revive the sick floriculture units in the country, according to the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mr Kamal Nath, on Thursday. Speaking after inaugurating the International ... More

RUBBER
Spot rubber steady as market pauses
Physical rubber prices ruled almost steady on Thursday. There was no selling pressure in the market as most of the participants believed that the prices would firm up in the weeks ahead. On the other hand, financial tightness has halted the ... More

METALS
Metal stocks: On `Downgrade' worry
Metal majors Hindalco and Sterlite have been witnessing some selling pressure of late on the back of a few broking houses putting out a `sell' recommendation on metal stocks. According to market players, metals, particularly copper and ... More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS
Dairies can't afford to under-price cow milk
An important effect of lower ghee premium is that dairies cannot afford to under-price cow milk to the extent they are doing now vis-à-vis buffalo milk. Buffalo milk typically contains 7 per cent fat and 9 per cent solids-not-fat (SNF), while ... More

Ghee loses aroma in a skimmed milk powder-friendly market
Diminishing gap in line with international trend More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Marginal decline in pepper futures
Pepper futures witnessed marginal decline on Thursday despite fundamentals remaining unchanged. Speculative selling is pointed out as the reason for the downward trend. Domestic demand has picked up. But there was no selling pressure in spot ... More

COMMODITY MARKETS
Urad futures plunge 6 pc; cardamom gains
Commodity futures trading on the national exchanges remained range-bound as traders liquidated their positions on the eve of contract expiry. With few exceptions, most of the agricultural commodities on NCDEX and MCX ended the day lower. Urad ... More

INTERVIEW
`Duty-free maize imports not to hit farmers'
Domestic supply alone cannot meet feed industry's demand, says SKM chief More

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