The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, April 08, 2008

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Western disturbances not done with yet
Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 Rogue western disturbances will continue to unsettle the seasonal weather pattern in the northwest until past the middle of the month even as a reviving trough in the Bay of Bengal promised to liven up things to ... More

Wheat crop unaffected by rains, hailstorm
Only those in low-lying areas hit, yield may be higher More

INSIGHT
Kerala tragedy sounds a warning
It was on March 29, when one of the main constituents of the UPA was holding its mammoth rally in Coimbatore and the principal constituent of the UPA was debating the cascading effect of price rise, that Pushkaran, a farmer in Kuttanad, the ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Crystal Garden starts commercial production of Alphonso
Coimbatore, April 7 Crystal Garden has commenced commercial production of the famous Alphonso mango.Located at Narikalpatti village, Dindigul district, the farm, according to its Managing Director, Mr T. Sethupati, has nearly 8,000 ... More

RUBBER
Mixed trend in spot rubber
Kottayam, April 7 Spot rubber showed a mixed trend on Monday. RSS 4 improved to Rs 108 from Rs 107 a kg at Kottayam and Kochi as covering groups and purchase agents continued to procure the sparse arrivals. According to market circles, ... More

TEA
Tea shipments via Amingaon ICD to turn costlier
Concor hiking terminal, freight rates for empties, loaded boxes More

Record price for Homedale at Coonoor tea auctions
Coonoor, April 7 A new record was created at the auctions of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association last week when the RD grade of Homedale Tea Factory, sold by Global Tea Brokers, fetched Rs 112 a kg. Bardia Bandhu Co bought it. This was ... More

FOODGRAINS
Maize prices up amidst reports of crop damage
Coimbatore, April 7 Maize prices continued to move northward amidst reports of crop damages in some parts of the country due to rains.The spot price remained higher even as the market yard rates for the crop continued to rule higher for ... More

COTTON
Summer cotton sowing on in TN
Coimbatore, April 7 Summer cotton sowing is heading towards completion in some tracts in Tamil Nadu, even as the un-seasonal showers experienced by the State have affected the standing cotton crop (early sown ‘masipattam’), ... More

CASHEW
Cashew Corpn launches value-added products
Kochi, April 7 The Kerala State-owned Cashew Development Corporation (KSCDC), for the first time departing from its over eight decades-old traditional business of selling bulk cashew kernels, will be launching four innovative products on ... More

POULTRY
Poultry trade meeting in Namakkal today
Coimbatore, April 7 A meeting of poultry farmers and cull-bird trade being convened at the poultry town of Namakkal tomorrow will discuss the issue of improving price for the cull-birds.The meeting is expected to discuss ways and means ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Vietnam price fall rumours pull down pepper
Kochi, April 7 Pepper futures market after witnessing high volatility during the day declined at close on rumours of fall in Vietnam pepper prices and that the Government might stop futures trading under pressure from the left parties. ... More

COMMODITY MARKETS
Chana futures hit lower circuit
Mumbai, April 7 Inflation worries continued haunt commodity futures trading in NCDEX. Almost all the agriculture commodities ended in the red on Monday.Chana futures plunged to its lower circuit at 2.7 per cent and closed Rs 2,558 per ... More