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AQUACULTURE


`Seafood exporters to focus on US'
IN the light of the ban on five major Indian seafood units in the European Union, seafood exporters in the country are likely to focus their trade on the US market rather than Europe, according to Mr S. Sivakumar, Chief Executive of the ITC ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES


US prunes soon on shop shelves
AFTER almonds and apples, the US is now eyeing the Indian market for prunes (dried plums). ``We have conducted primary market research in the four metros that show India as a potentially big market for California prunes,'' Ms Peggy Castaldi, ... More

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY


AP pilot project to network primary agri co-ops
ANNOUNCING that 117 towns in Andhra Pradesh will go live with e-Seva citizen centres by November, the Chief Minister, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, has directed that all the 3,600 primary agricultural cooperative societies (PACS) in the State should ... More

PLANTATIONS


Campco buys areca under Govt scheme
THE Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Co-operative (Campco) has bought 10,251 quintals of fair average quality white (chali) areca. The co-operative has been appointed the nodal agency for procurement of arecanut under a ... More

TEA


Tea estates sign bonus accord
THE trade unions and the managements of the 174 tea companies located in Dooars and Terai of West Bengal have finally signed an industry-wide agreement on the bonus issue. With this the labour crisis, which was looming large over the North ... More

FOODGRAINS


Global wheat prices firm up as supplies tighten
Rains in Canada and persistent drought in Australia have contributed to a further reduction in crop size in recent weeks. This has further widened the annual production-consumption mismatch, which inevitably will lead to a sharp drawdown of ... More

COTTON


SICA invited to ICAC plenary meet in Cairo
THE South India Cotton Association (SICA) has been invited for the first time to participate in the plenary meeting of the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) to be held in Egypt later this month. The ICAC Secretariat has written to ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL


Sept edible oil imports spurt
NOT unexpectedly, edible oil imports during September have shown a massive increase over the previous month and, indeed, over the previous 12 months. It was as far back as August 2001 that monthly imports were last more than six lakh tonnes. ... More

COCONUT & COPRA


Huge palm oil imports impact coconut oil
UNCONTROLLED import of palm oil, palm kernel oil and other substitutes has become a major threat to the domestic coconut oil industry as it has squeezed the demand for the traditional edible oil in the country. Coconut oil prices were on the ... More
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