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Grim scenario

K.K. Mustafah

Rising imports: A worker drying arecanut at a farm in Kerala. Over 53,000 tonnes of arecanut, valued at Rs 72.28 crore, were imported during 2005-06 with Indonesia contributing 74.26 per cent of the total shipments into the country. Arecanut imports have increased steadily since 2001 but the unit value has come down each year, aggravating the woes of domestic growers. –

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