The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, March 31, 2009

AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES

CULTIVATION: Growers switching over to robustas from arabicas
White stem borer forces shift; timely showers may help next crop. Chennai, March 30 Even as timely pre-blossom showers hold promise of a better coffee crop for the next season starting November, growers are reportedly shifting to cultivation of ...

SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Cardamom prices up on good demand
Prices rule between Rs 515 and Rs 530 a kg. Cardamom prices moved up during the weekend at auctions held in Kerala and ...

SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Pepper futures move up
Kochi, March 30 Pepper futures continued to move up on Monday on no selling pressure and tight availability position. April contract moved up by Rs 77 to close at Rs 11,340 a quintal on NCDEX. May and June went up by Rs 103 and Rs 78 ...

CULTIVATION: Wayanad farmers prefer banana over paddy
Seek better infrastructure to make paddy cultivation profitable. Kalpetta (Wayanad), March 30 Paddy farmers in Kerala’s Wayanad district have shifted to the profitable banana cultivation. Of late, most of the vast expanses of paddy fields ...

CLIMATE & WEATHER: Northwest stays wet, hail storm breaks out in east
Thiruvananthapuram, March 30 Northwest India witnessed rain or thundershowers at a number of places during the 24 hours ending Monday morning even as a hail storm and light to moderate rain marked the unsettled weather in the ...

RUBBER: Spot rubber turns weak
Kottayam, March 30 The physical rubber prices turned weak on Monday. The market lost ground mainly on selling from dealers amidst the declines in domestic and international futures. Sheet rubber moved down to Rs 85 a kg from Rs 85.50 a kg on ...

TEA: Tea exports to Egypt may rise
Coonoor, March 30 According to the latest information available with the Tea Board, India exported 14.87 million kg of tea to Egypt in 2008 against 5.14 million kg in ...

Columnists: • G Chandrashekhar • Sharad Joshi

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