The Hindu Business Line : Friday, July 13, 2007

PLANTATIONS
Striking balance
Exports vs imports: Nutmeg harvesting in progress at a farm near Kochi, Kerala. Production of nutmeg and mace has remained stagnant due to lack of support and change in climate leading to increased fungus and pest attacks. ... More

RUBBER
AIRIA, IIT-Kharagpur inpact for rubber expo
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Spot rubber up on supply worries
Kottayam, July 12 The domestic rubber rates shot up on Thursday. The market was reacting closely to supply concerns and related news and rumours while the prices were moving up amidst extremely thin volumes lacking quantity sellers, an ... More

TEA
Good demand for dust tea at Kochi auction
Kochi, July 12 Good general demand propped up the price of quality CTC dust tea by Rs 2 to 3 at the Kochi tea auction. Other CTC varieties were steady to dearer while poorer CTC witnessed less demand. Orthodox high grown was dearer while ... More

BIO-TECH & GENETICS
Don’t allow field trials in GM crops, AP told
Hyderabad, July 12 The Centre for Sustainable Agriculture (CSA) has asked the Andhra Pradesh Government not to allow field trials in GM (genetically modified) crops in the State.Citing the examples of Orissa, Kerala, West Bengal, ... More

FOODGRAINS
Withdrawal of stocks control order sought
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AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
‘Second green revolution needed’
A second green revolution is needed to raise the growth rate of agricultural GDP in the country, according to Mr B. Sambamurthy, Chairman and Managing Director of Corporation Bank.Delivering the keynote address at the silver jubilee ... More

COFFEE
Rains could have a final say on coffee production
Board pegs it at 2.91 lakh tonnes, likely to revise post-monsoon More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Bargain buying pulls pepper futures up
Kochi, July 12 The pepper futures market shot up on Thursday following reports that good volume has been traded with US as the Indian Asta grade pepper is the cheapest at present in the world market.Good ... More

Thin arrivals prop up cardamom prices
The season’s first cardamom auction was held in Kumily on Wednesday jointly by two auctioneers Cardamom Processing and Marketing Company (CPMC) and Kerala Cardamom Processing and Marketing Cooperative Society (KCPMC).The arrivals ... More

EVENTS
IIT-Kharagpur, AIRIA in pact for rubber expo
The All-India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA) has tied up with the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur, for organising an international conference at India Rubber Expo 2009, to be held in Kolkata. This comes close on the heels of ... More

Cominvest to discuss commodities price outlook
Chennai, July 12 A “Price Outlook” session on commodities such as gold, edible oil, metals and energy products will be the highlight of “Cominvest 2007”, the third regional conference and exhibition on ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Russia to lift curbs on Indian rice, oilseeds
Pact on revised norms for pesticides data More

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