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SUGAR: Pawar hints at relaxing raw sugar import norms
Statutory minimum price to be made the only legitimate one. New Delhi, Dec. 22 The Centre seems to be preparing the ground for allowing freer imports of duty-free raw sugar against advance licenses (AL), going by the Union Food and Agriculture ...

PLANTATIONS: Cocoa prices gain on demand, short supply
Kochi, Dec. 22 Higher demand, of late, has kept cocoa bean prices in the country at higher ...

COIR: Coir exports drop in Oct on global slump
Kochi, Dec.22 Even as the coir industry is facing rough times with regulatory and arbitrage hurdles erected by several importing countries, coir exporters are awaiting favourable winds of change to enhance unit value realisation and ...

AGRICULTURAL POLICY: Bill to amend Apeda Act in LS
To provide protection for basmati. New Delhi, Dec.22 A Bill seeking to amend the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Apeda) Act 1985 to empower the Authority to undertake steps for registration and protection ...

FOODGRAINS: Foodgrain merchants body seeks exemption from load shedding
Madurai, Dec. 22 The Tamilnadu Foodgrains Merchants Association Ltd (TFMAL) has appealed to the Government of Tamil Nadu for exemption from load shedding for mills producing flour from dhal and edible oil as has been given to the mills ...

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES: Pineapple fest
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METALS: ‘Restore 5% import duty on zinc ingots’
Mumbai, Dec. 22 Taking a leaf out of the Government decision to protect domestic steel companies by imposing import duty, the zinc industry has urged the Government to restore the five per cent import duty on ...

RUBBER: Spot rubber hits Rs 70/kg as demand improves
Kottayam, Dec. 22 The physical rubber prices made sharp gains on Monday. Sheet rubber flared up to Rs 70 from Rs 67 a kg as covering groups remained extremely aggressive on the grade. Major consuming industries sidelined the market as ...

CASHEW: Kerala to put pressure for cashew development board Bill
The Kerala Government is going to put pressure on the Central Government to introduce the Cashew Development Board Bill in the current session of Parliament so as to translate the long cherished dream of lakhs of cashew growers, workers and ...

SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Synthite Group targets Rs 1,000 cr by 2012
Kochi, Dec. 22 The spice oleoresin major Synthite Group, after a re-branding exercise, is targeting business revenues of Rs 1,000 crore in the next four ...

TEA: ‘Raise orthodox tea production to retain hold in exports’
Coonoor, Dec 22 “The production of orthodox tea should increase significantly to enable India retain a hold in exports,” said Mr Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister of State for Commerce ...

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