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Wednesday, February 06, 2002
Agri Prices (Feb. 5)
Sugar (S-30)1378 (1380)
Coconut oil ready3625 (3600)
Palm Oil (10 kg)284 (281)
Groundnut oil ready380 (370)
Pepper garbled ready6100 (6100)

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AQUACULTURE


Sudden drop in shrimp prices
AFTER initial indications of recovery last week, shrimp prices have again dropped but importers are yet to show interest in concluding large contracts, according to market sources. Prices ranged around $12 - 12.20 per kg for 16/20 count black ... More

RUBBER


Rubber market flat
KOTTAYAM: Rubber market here remained flat to weak on Tuesday. Ungraded rubber declined a tad on low buying interest of the northern buyers while the rest held steady. Traders attributed the failure of STC and the State machinery to ... More

SUGAR


Control on sugar to go next fiscal
THE Government has decided to totally decontrol the sugar industry during the coming fiscal, subject to futures trading becoming fully operational. Currently, the curbs on the industry are two-fold. The first relates to the obligation on mills ... More

FOODGRAINS


AP plans to procure 80 lakh tonnes rice
THE Andhra Pradesh Government has drawn up a procurement target of 80 lakh tonnes of rice during the current marketing season, which includes 45 lakh tonnes of rice during the kharif and 25 lakh tonnes during rabi seasons respectively. The ... More

Curbs on wheat exports go
THE Government on Tuesday removed quantitative restrictions on export of wheat and wheat products, coarse grains and butter while also doing away with the existing packaging restrictions of five kg consumer packs on export of pulses. ... More

COIR


Unions oppose privatisation of Coir Board showrooms
THE Union Government's decision to privatise Coir Board showrooms and its manufacturing unit, Hindustan Coir, has been opposed by its employees unions. The Centre had directed the board to privatise its show rooms, barring a few in the metros, ... More

COFFEE


Coffee output slide likely to continue
COFFEE production in the country is likely to be hit during the next crop year (Oct 2002-Sept. 2003) also due to poor agricultural management practices arising out of lower prices for the produce. The crop may be lower than the revised projection ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS


Cardamom rules weak
CARDAMOM prices witnessed a marginal fall last week at major auction centres in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The prices dropped by Rs 5-10 per kg because of poor buying support. However, major exporters are buying to meet their commitments while the ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS


UK may tighten food laws as retail study reveals toxins
THE United Kingdom is likely to tighten food laws including inspection of imported foodstuffs and ingredient. A tough position is likely to be taken against retailers selling foods that do not comply with official food standards. This follows ... More
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