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Creation of agri export zones hailed

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MADURAI: The Union Budget has primarily focussed on agriculture and infrastructure development, according to the Tamilnadu Foodgrains Merchants' Association here.

Mr V.K.M. Sankaralingam, President, in a statement, welcomed the creation of agriculture export zones and the formation of a Corporation for Agriculture. The move to allow free sale of sugar up to 90 per cent and hiking the import duty on pulses by 5 per cent in due course will enable farmers get a best price for their yield.

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