The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, April 22, 2004

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Poor quality hits grape exports from AP
EXPORT of grapes from Andhra Pradesh has dropped to 1,000 tonnes this year from 1,800 tonnes last year on account of fall in the quality of the produce. Unseasonal rains in January and February affected the quality, though the crop output is ... More

RUBBER
Rubber rates flat on buyer resistance
SPOT rubber prices remained unchanged on Wednesday. Buyer resistance at higher levels once again succeeded in halting the uptrend but failed to induce any weakness in the market. The producing sector kept on the sidelines expecting much better ... More

FOODGRAINS
33 m t grain lifted from FCI for exports since Dec 2000
OVER 33 million tonnes (mt) of foodgrains have been lifted from the Food Corporation of India's (FCI) godowns by exporters since December 2000, when the decision to allow exports from public stocks was taken. The 33.40 mt of foodgrains lifted ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper prices rule steady on correction
SPOT pepper prices ruled steady, while the futures witnessed a marginal decline at the terminal market here. MG 1 and ungarbled were sold at last weekend's level of Rs 7,500 and Rs 7,200 a quintal respectively. The futures prices on Tuesday ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS
Farm goods export to Malaysia faces phyto-sanitary hurdles
EXPORTS of agricultural goods to Malaysia are facing problems following the implementation of phytosanitary regulations by Kuala Lumpur. "The phytosanitary regulations are being implemented in a discriminatory manner for imports of maize ... More

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