The Hindu Business Line : Friday, November 23, 2007

FARM CREDIT
‘Cost of credit remains a burden for farmers’
New Delhi, Nov. 22 Indian farmers continue to writhe under the whopping burden of debt, though successive governments, including the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government, have not been fighting shy to tom-tom their total commitment to ... More

RICE
Climate change could decrease rice yields
Nations asked to adopt action plan within 15 years to address the problem More

Moolgiri rice launched in Kerala
Kochi, Nov. 22 The Chennai-based Taj Mahal Agro Industries Pvt Ltd has introduced Moolgiri, the low glycemic rice brand in the Kerala market. The rice, said to be low in glycemic index, will be a healthier choice of diabetics. Glycemic ... More

Lower procurement
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Assocham moots setting up of agri economic zone
‘Govt must also cut excise rates, encourage indigenous R&D’ More

RUBBER
Spot rubber rules steady
Kottayam, Nov. 22 Spot rubber finished unchanged on Thursday. The market sustained at the quoted levels since the international rubber prices finished slightly higher after a weak start, sources said. In the domestic scene, RSS 4 closed at Rs ... More

COTTON
Bollgard II cotton adopted in 1.2 m acres: Monsanto
Mumbai, Nov 22 The cultivation of Bollgard II version of genetically modified cotton has been adopted across 12 lakh acres in the country, up from about two lakh acres in its first year of cultivation last year. And this second generation ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Bears continue to hammer pepper
Kochi, Nov. 22 Pepper futures market continued its fall on bears activities coupled with the latest changes brought in by exchanges on the tolerance levels on delivery.Indian parity fell to $3,650 a tonne (c&f). “We are still ... More

Turmeric gains on demand, firm spot market
Mumbai, Nov 22 Trading on the commodity exchanges were volatile on Thursday in the absence of price signals from the international markets which remained closed for Thanksgiving.Turmeric futures on NCDEX edged up 2.46 per cent to Rs ... More

Out-priced
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OUTLOOK
Orthodox tea output may top 140 mkg in 5 years
Jairam Ramesh flays industry for not exploring new markets More

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