Wednesday
Feb 28 2001
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Oil lower again as Opec dithers on output norm
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WORLD oil prices lost ground today amid hesitation in OPEC over the cartel’s next move on production. London Brent blend last traded 28 cents weaker at $25.83 a barrel.
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Now the Germans run away from Indian teas
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AS IF the dwindling Russian interest in Indian teas was not enough, the next shocker seems to be coming from Germany.
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Pearl millet production up 30%
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DESPITE a 12 per cent decrease in acreage, the domestic pearl millet production has increased by 30 per cent during the period of 1995-2000.
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Competition, low output hit spice exports
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INTERNATIONAL competition and inadequate exportable surplus of spices this fiscal year have led to a decline in exports from India, which holds 46 per cent of global spice trade in terms of quantity and 28 per cent in terms of value.
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New tapping tech brings hope for Kerala rubber sector
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THE RUBBER plantation sector in Kerala, devastated by depressed prices, is waking up to the realisation that a new method of tapping that defies conventional logic, but substantially increases output, may hold the cue for its survival.
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Now the Germans run away from Indian teas
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 AS IF the dwindling Russian interest in Indian teas was not enough, the next shocker seems to be coming from Germany.
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Pearl millet production up 30%
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DESPITE a 12 per cent decrease in acreage, the domestic pearl millet production has increased by 30 per cent during the period of 1995-2000.
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New tapping tech brings hope for Kerala rubber sector
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
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Competition, low output hit spice exports
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INTERNATIONAL competition and inadequate exportable surplus of spices this fiscal year have led to a decline in exports from India, which holds 46 per cent of global spice trade in terms of quantity and 28 per cent in terms of value.
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