The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, July 26, 2007

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Wet cover blanks central India
Thiruvananthapuram, July 25 All major growing regions except in central India and interior peninsula have been or are receiving widespread to fairly widespread rainfall, thanks to fortuitous intervention by varying weather systems. In ... More

PLANTATIONS
Centre to focus on new processing technology in plantation
To help growers realise more benefits More

RUBBER
Covering groups prop up spot rubber
Kottayam, July 25 Physical rubber prices improved on Wednesday. RSS 4 firmed up to Rs 82 from Rs 81.50 a kg at Kottayam. According to sources, sentiments were dominated by domestic fundamental factors and a decline in overseas markets failed ... More

STEEL
China facing glut in stainless steel
Panic has gripped China’s stainless steel industry. This follows a sharp fall in nickel and stainless steel prices. The price situation has forced a joint cut in production from this month. State-owned and private mills are ... More

TEA
Volumes continue to be low at Coonoor tea auctions
The falling trend in volumes at the Coonoor Tea trade Association auctions witnessed in the last few weeks continues this week also. Sale No: 30 will be held on Thursday and Friday with a total volume of 12.08 lakh kg. This is the ... More

COTTON
Cotton tech scheme covers 1,100 farmers in Vidarbha
Coimbatore, July 25 The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry’s Cotton Development and Research Association (CITI-CDRA) has taken up cotton production technology demonstration to the 1,100 farmers in Buldhana district in the Vidarbha ... More

COIR
Alleppey coir gets GI certification
Kochi, July 25 Mr Gopal Krishna Pillai, Union Commerce Secretary, has handed over the Geographical Indication (GI) certification for Alleppey coir to the Coir Board Chairman, Mr A.C. Jose, at a function held at Alappuzha. Speaking on ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
‘Palm oil import duty 45%’
New Delhi, July 25 The Finance Ministry has clarified the basic customs duty (BCD) on crude palm oil and crude olein stands at 45 per cent and not 40 per cent, as was notified earlier on Monday.In a corrigendum issued here on Wednesday, ... More

Palm oil import duty near to levels sought by ASEAN
Latest round of reduction takes palm fractions closer to soya More

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