Govindraj Ethiraj expressed surprise in an article in this paper (May 15) as to how exporters were so unprepared for something basic like currency fluctuation. But hedging apart, what else can the average exporter do? All his costs are going up power, wages, most commodity prices and so on. The attraction of imports over the domestic supplies is of course the result of an overvalued currency and those who support continued appreciation or a free float, should really ponder whether a fast...

Expanding output, rising demand, shortage/surplus, rising export/import volumes all these lead to price volatility and price risk. The usual sources of information are trade and industry associations; reports of experts, consultants and analysts; specialised trade and industry journals; publications of research bodies and forecasters; and government publications. What about accessibility? The government is the repository of a lot of information on factors that impact the market rainfall,...

Research funding for specialty crops is among the dozens of proposals that will be considered in the legislation, which was last written in 2002 and gives farmers payments and other help to supplement their incomes, support crop prices and manage supplies. Research funding for specialty crops is among the dozens of proposals that will be considered in the legislation, which was last written in 2002 and gives farmers payments and other help to supplement their incomes, support crop prices...

The report, titled 'Seeds of Change,' singles out Bayer and Monsanto - the world's largest producers of cotton seeds - for failing to make sufficient interventions to eliminate child labour from farms producing cotton seeds in India. Multinational corporations still have much work to do to eliminate child labour from their cotton supply chains according to a new report released today. INDIA: Child labour still a problem in cottonseed industry : Apparel and textile News & Comment INDIA:...

It is a 100% export oriented unit of the group and is a leading manufacturer and exporter of cotton yarn and knitted fabrics. Nagreeka Exports board to consider dividend A meeting of the board of directors of Nagreeka Exports (Q, N,C,F)* will be held on Jun. Shares of the company are currently not active. Nagreeka Exports is a part of Nagreeka Group. The manufacturing plant of the company is located at Kolhapur, Maharashtra.