| The sweet truth about coconuts | 13-SEP-09 |
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| After all the fuss about olive oil, now it’s the turn of coconut oil. A team of Australian scientists now claim that adding a dash of coconut oil to your diet will help in combating diabetes. |
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| Kerala's farm labour pain worsens | 30-AUG-09 |
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| The Kerala government recently announced a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh to anyone who can manufacture user-friendly machines that can make climbing coconut tress easier for women and senior persons. The reason for this novel announcement was simple: Male members of the Vettuva community are simply refusing to work as tree climbers, their traditional livelihood. |
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| UPDATE: Marico Q1 net up 21% YoY | 23-JUL-09 |
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| In line with market expectations, fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) player Marico registered a consolidated net profit increase of 21 per cent for the quarter-ending June 30, 2009 to touch Rs 56 crore as compared to Rs 46 crore in the corresponding quarter last financial year. The company would have recorded a 37 per cent increase in net profit during the quarter under review had there been no one time or exceptional items adjustment. |
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| Coconut hair oil now in bigger packs to avoid tax | 14-JUL-09 |
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| FMCG companies may re-engineer the packaging of coconut hair oil by increasing the grammage to escape the purview of the Central Board of Excise & Customs' decision to impose eight per cent excise on product packs under 200 ml. |
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| Coconut climbers in short supply in Kerala | 05-JUL-09 |
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| Plagued by declining number of coconut palm climbers, the Coconut Development Board is trying to woo youth by offering them insurance schemes besides training unemployed men in the profession. |
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| Bhupesh Bhandari: The scent of oil | 03-JUL-09 |
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| There are very few product categories left where home-bred Indian companies still hold sway. Agreed, the two-wheeler market is dominated by Indian players, but the growing influence of Honda and Suzuki cannot be ignored. Multinational corporations lord over most other segments. One exception is that of hair oil. The entire market is controlled by Indian companies like Marico, Dabur India, Bajaj Consumer Care and Emami. But is it worthwhile? Ask any of them and you will be told that hair oil profits are second to no other fast-moving consumer good. |
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| Coconut oil, copra prices dip on low procurement | 17-JUN-09 |
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| A heavy selling pressure by stockists and farmers of Kerala coupled with a glut in the market has made coconut oil and copra markets grim in the last 2-3 weeks. The coconut oil market quoted Rs 4,675 a quintal on Tuesday which was Rs 4,800 on June 1. There has been a sudden drop in the prices in the current week as the market quoted Rs 4,750 last Wednesday. |
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| Coconut prices fall Rs 400/quintal | 14-MAY-09 |
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| A sharp increase in the supply of copra and coconut oil has hit the price of the commodity during the last 3-4 weeks. The price of coconut oil has dropped by Rs 400 a quintal to Rs 4,800 a quintal on Wednesday. |
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| Coconut oil prices move upward on supply constraint | 30-JAN-09 |
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| The copra production season has begun in Kerala, but not picked up sharply in all the major producing centers. So there is heavy resistance from producers of both the oil and copra to sell at lower price tags. According to growers the season would be active throughout Kerala only by mid of February. |
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| Oil adulteration back in vogue | 07-JAN-09 |
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| Adulteration of coconut oil by blending it with cheaper edible oils is once again in vogue as the price gap between the two varieties of oil have widened over the last few months. |
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