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Friday, May 03, 2002
Agri Prices (May 2)
Sugar (S-30)1410 (1410)
Palm Oil (10 kg)309 (309)
Groundnut oil ready398 (402)
Coconut oil ready3875 (3900)
Pepper garbled ready9500 (9600)

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Karnataka urged not to auction floriculture units
THE Agricultural Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) Chairman, Mr Anil Swarup, today urged the Karnataka Government not to put up floriculture units in the State for auction even as an International Flower Auction Center is being set up ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES


Sweet lemons
A fruit vendor arranging sweet lemons at a primary wholesale market in Chennai. Depending on its size, a basket of 1000 pieces currently costs about Rs 2,000-2,500 at the retail level. During the peak season, the fruit prices may even decline to ... More

RUBBER


Sparse arrivals firm up rubber
RUBBER prices firmed further on Thursday as arrivals continued to be sparse. Sellers were absent. Small growers and small traders who keep fairly good stock with them do not sell sheet rubber. Sheet rubber RSS-4 moved up to reach Rs 34.25. ... More

FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING


Aflatoxin found in more food stuff
NEARLY 25 per cent of the milk supplied in Hyderabad through retail outlets is contaminated by aflatoxins, which cause cancer and trigger mutations, especially to genes involved in the production of liver cancer, according to the International ... More

BIO-TECH & GENETICS


Biotech incubation centre planned in Genome Valley
HAVING initiated various measures towards aggressively promoting biotechnology in the State, the Andhra Pradesh Government has now decided to set up a biotechnology incubation centre in the Genome Valley, which is being developed in an area of 60 ... More

FOODGRAINS


FCI officials put on alert to check diversion of rice
RABI procurement is gathering momentum in Andhra Pradesh and till now it appears that farmers are getting the minimum support prices for different grades of paddy on the whole, unlike in the last rabi season when there was distress sale of paddy. ... More

TN grains trade plea on rebate
MADURAI: The Tamilnadu Foodgrains Merchants' Association while welcoming the partial roll back in the Finance Minister's original budget proposals, has appealed for restoration of 20 per cent rebate on the exemption granted under ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL


Palm oils tariff left unchanged
THE Government has left the base import price or tariff values on palm group of oils unchanged in view of tight supply situation in the domestic market. In a notification issued late on Wednesday night and published on the Central Board of ... More

TOBACCO


AP tobacco farmers plan blockade
THE tobacco farmers in the Andhra Pradesh are planning to block rail and road traffic on May 10 to register their protest against the slow pace of auctions and the poor prices on the floors. A decision to this effect was taken here at a meeting ... More

POULTRY


SKM Egg Products hopes to hatch profits
SKM Egg Products Export (India) Ltd, the 100 per cent export-oriented egg processing unit in Erode, is hoping to get its project out of woods during the current year following improved marketing conditions. The company has been facing ... More

EVENTS


Karnataka Govt scheme to popularise farm tools
NABARD is expected to assist the Karnataka Government in popularising the agricultural implements among the small farmers, the State Agriculture Minister, Mr T.B. Jayachandra, here today said. Speaking at the National Agriculture Machineries ... More

CO-OPERATIVES


AP: Revamp of co-operative sector on the cards
The Government is also mulling over the possibility of changing the pattern of conducting elections for such co-operative bodies. More
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