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Saturday, June 15, 2002
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Growth in Vizag port marine goods exports to US
MARINE products export from Vizag port recorded a dip in value terms, although in terms of volume there was an increase during the last fiscal. Another significant trend has been a sharp growth in exports to the US, indicating that the efforts of ... More

RUBBER


Rubber prices at 4-year high
RUBBER prices continued their bull run on Friday here touching a four-year high. An extremely thin trading and an uncertainty owing to absence of sellers kept the prices up. The transactions were also very meagre, while reports reaching here ... More

SUGAR


Cane farmer died of heart ailment, clarifies AP Govt
THE death of the cane farmer in Krishna district was not a case of suicide due to delay in payment of arrears by Hanuman Cooperative Sugars Ltd but due to a heart problem, the State Government's Department of Public Enterprises (PE) has said in a ... More

TEA


Tea prices move up sharply at auctions
WITH the arrival of the premium quality of second flush tea, the prices of the beverage have registered a sharp rise in various auction houses across the country. However, tea experts contend that this is a routine rise registered at this ... More

Lankan formula may yield better profits for small tea growers
WILL the Union Government opt for the Sri Lankan type green leaf price determination formula to safeguard the interest of both small tea growers as also bought leaf factories (BLFs) and facilitate quality improvement ? The issue, it appears, ... More

Dialogue on southern tea trade
COIMBATORE: A dialogue on the status of the South Indian tea industry is slated for June 17 at Coonoor. Organised jointly by the Tea Board and the United Planters' Association of Southern India (Upasi), the discussion is expected to ... More

FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING


  • Karnataka: New agro-processing policy soon

    FOODGRAINS


    Kerala basmati growers seek processing units
    FARMERS who have embarked upon basmati cultivation in the State in recent years have urged the Government to set up processing units (mills) with their co-operation so that their produce could be processed and marketed in the State. The farmers ... More

    JUTE


    Calcutta HC to take up IJMA petition on June 28
    THE Calcutta High Court will hear the petition filed by the Indian Jute Mills Association (IJMA) against the revamped Jute Packaging Order on June 28. The Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs (CCEA) diluted the mandatory orders issued under ... More

    OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL


    Chennai port may lose edible oil import volumes -- Wharfage charge hike steep: Trade
    THE hub of edible oil imports in South India, Chennai port, may soon lose volumes to other ports in the region following an increase in wharfage charges. Edible oil importers using Chennai port are up in arms against the steep increase in ... More

    TOBACCO


    Talks on tobacco crop inconclusive
    Currently, the auction process is not over in Andhra Pradesh and till now 74 million kg of tobacco has been sold at an average price of Rs 36 a kg. More

    POULTRY


    Rising egg prices, exports buoy TN poultry sector
    DESPITE loss of market due to the Tamil Nadu Government's withdrawal of free-egg supply to noon-meal centres, the poultry sector appears to have recovered ground in egg marketing. Egg prices have firmed up in the last three weeks and the ... More
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