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Saturday, April 13, 2002
Agri Prices (April 12)
Sugar (S-30)1400 (1410)
Palm Oil (10 kg)304 (301)
Groundnut oil ready397 (395)
Coconut oil ready3975 (3950)
Pepper garbled ready8200 (8300)

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Karnataka: Fishermen's plea on subsidy backlog
THE Coastal Karnataka Fishermen's Action Committee, a confederation of 52 fishermen's organisations affiliated to the National Fishworkers' Forum, has sought the Centre's intervention to ensure that small fishermen continue to get the subsidies ... More

FERTILISERS


Options for using surplus urea
The requirements of domestic units engaged in the production of complex fertilisers, are met almost entirely from imports. A portion of these requirements can be supplied by the integrated ammonia/urea plants having a surplus after fully meeting thei r commitments under the Essential Commodities Act. The Government must ensure optimum utilisation of the domestic production capacity. More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES


`Green Bogie' off to Delhi
THE Minister of State for Railways and Parliamentary Affairs, Mr O. Rajagopal, on Friday flagged off the `Green Bogie', the first consignment of vegetables and fruits procured by the Infam Agro Movement, bound for New Delhi from Ernakulam ... More

RUBBER


Rubber prices decline
PRICES declined for all grades of rubber except latex concentrate on buyer resistance on Friday. Traders said the price offered by tyre companies had declined from Rs 34 to Rs 33.50 per kg. Buyers from the general rubber goods sector also ... More

TAXATION


No plan to tax farm income: Ajit Singh
THE Finance Ministry will not get a single paisa by taxing agricultural income. Only Patwaris will be enriched by such measures, according to the Union Minister for Agriculture, Mr Ajit Singh. Inaugurating the new academic building of the ... More

TEA


TN Govt to set up tea auction centre
THE Tamil Nadu Government plans to set up its own an auction centre for tea to help the ailing tea industry in the State, the Rural Industries Minister, Mr R. Vilwanathan, told the Assembly on Friday. Replying to the discussion on the demand ... More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS


Govt warns against dairy imports sans permit
THE Agriculture Ministry has taken a serious view of reports about imports of dairy products, particularly butter oil, taking place without any sanitary import permit required under the country's quarantine regulations. In a communication to ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT


Reliance, CWC among 11 in race for silo project
RELIANCE Industries and public sector Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) are among the 11 parties which have expressed interest in being short-listed as prospective bidders for the Food Corporation of India (FCI) bulk foodgrain handling, ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS


Govt releases 1 lakh t onion for export
THE Government on Friday announced release of first batch of one lakh tonne of onion for export with immediate effect, out of the quota of seven lakh tonnes for 2002-03. An official release said this had been decided on the recommendations of ... More
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