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AgriExchange Vol: 317 Thu, Sep 02, 2011
 
1.   
Importers to bear more food safety responsibility
02 Sep 2011
Attendees of the Texas Produce Convention received plenty of information about the new Food Safety Modernization Act., but it pretty much boiled down this: importers will be responsible for ensuring their produce is just.......
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2.   
Certify that your basmati doesn’t have bugs: US to India
02 Sep 2011
Indian rice exporters will have to jump through hoops to get their product into America as customs officials at Chicago’s O’Hare airport were spooked to find Khapra beetle larvae in bags of rice which had traveled from India.“Chicago agriculture specialists working in ......
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3.   
Soaring global cereal prices present export opportunity for India
02 Sep 2011
Soaring global cereal prices have provided a rare opportunity, which India should leverage by allowing exports of agri commodities beyond the mandatory buffer stocks, said economists.According to a recent report by Rabobank, average wheat prices surged nearly 15 per cent from........
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4.   
Onion prices up as rains cut Maharashtra's output
02 Sep 2011
A brief spell of summer rain has lowered Maharashtra's onion output and led to a spike in its price."This year too rains affected onion production during summer. Prices have increased to Rs 800 per quintal in the........
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List of Awardees for APEDA Export Award 2009-10
 
1.   Libya buys 50,000 T Russian wheat – trade
2.   Centre to prepare action plan for Himalayan states
3.   Mangoes still short in Europe
4.   Rapid decrease of onion prices in Russia, producers in panic
5.   Japan - Demand for meat
6.   Russia - Increase in beef imports
Market Watch
Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 02-09-2011
Domestic Prices
Unit Price : Rs/Qtl
Product
Market Center
Variety
Min Price
Max Price
Rice
1
Addanki (A.P.)
B P T
2400
2500
2
Bohorihat(Assam)
Coarse
1600
1800
3
Gadhwah (Jharkhand)
Other
1600
1800
4
Ernakulam (Kerala)
Other
2200
2400
Maize
1
Alampur (A.P.)
Local
880
900
2
Rajkot(Gujarat)
Deshi Red
1050
1200
3
Pakur(Jharkhand)
Yellow
880
950
4
Davangere(Karnataka)
Local
950
1180
Onion
1
Pattikonda(A.P.)
Local
1400
1500
2
Bohorihat(Assam)
Other
1500
1800
3
Rajkot(Punjab)
Onion
450
1150
4
Ateli(Haryana)
Onion
500
600
Tomato
1
Cachar(Assam)
Tomato
2000
2400
2
Talalagir(Gujarat)
Other
950
960
3
Ateli(Haryana)
Other
350
500
4
Bilaspur(H.P.)
Other
500
1600
Egg
Rs per 100 No.
 
Price on 02-09-2011
Product
Market Center
Price
1
Ahmedabad
241
2
Banglore
245
3
Chennai
258
4
Chittoor
250
Source:www.e2necc.com
International Prices
Unit Price : US$ / package
 
Price on 02-09-2011
Product
Market Center Origin Variety Low High
Cucumbers     Package: cartons film wrapped
1
Boston
Canada
Long Seedless
12
13
2
Miami
Canada
Long Seedless
14
14
3
Philadelphia
Florida
Long Seedless
12
12
Mangoes     Package: flats 1 layer
1
Boltimore
Mexico
Kent
7
7
2
Columbia
Mexico
Kent
9.50
9.50
3
Boston
Mexico
Kent
8
8
Bananas     Package: 15 lb cartons
1
Boltimore
Costa Rica
Baby
14
14
2
Philadelphia
Guatemala
Baby
11
11
3
Detroit
Colombia
Baby
14
14
Source:USDA
 
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