The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, April 17, 2008

Typhoon in S. China Sea, heat builds over north India
Thiruvananthapuram, April 16 The South China Sea basin now hosts Typhoon Neoguri, a storm with a big footprint but still sometime away from making a landfall, giving it the elbowroom to rustle up more speed and energy while doing so. ... More

PULSES
Delhi Govt move pulls down chana futures
Mumbai, April 16 The Delhi Government move to impose individual stock limit on essential commodities dragged chana for April delivery on NCDEX to its lower circuit of 2.5 per cent at Rs 2,498 per quintal, while the May contract was close to ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Farmers’ woes
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RUBBER
Spot rubber gains sharply
Kottayam, April 16 Spot rubber made sharp gains on Thursday . According to observers, speculators kept the domestic mood extremely bullish as the scarcity of the raw material continued to haunt the main marketing centres. RSS 4 flared up to Rs ... More

TEA
Tea prices continue to gain, up Rs 10-15 a kg
Lack of carryover stock, higher domestic consumption More

Brewing big business
National and regional market players stimulate the tea industry with new initiatives. More

23-week high offer at Coonoor tea auctions
Coonoor, April 16 A volume of 3.55 lakh kgs is being offered for the dust sale of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) here on Thursday. This is 35,000 kgs more than the offer made last week. There will be no auction on Friday due to ... More

WATER
Free flow
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GOLD & SILVER
Online spot gold trading records average sales of 25 kg
Mumbai, April 16 RSBL Spot (Spot Precious-metals Online Trading), over-the-counter (OTC) bullion trading platform, seems to be attracting traders and investor interest.The company, which has about 150 registered members, outperformed ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Govt plans import of 1 mt edible oil, 15 lakh tonnes pulses to control prices
In an effort to control the spiralling rise in prices, the Government plans to import one million tonnes of edible oil and 15 lakh tonnes of pulses, the Union Agriculture Minister, Mr Sharad Pawar, said in Parliament on ... More

TRENDS
‘Institutionalise independent valuation of agricultural land’
Kolkata, April 16 The Planning Commission is pushing the State to institutionalise independent valuation of agricultural land to be acquired for industrialisation. This suggestion follows from the national policy on rehabilitation and ... More

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