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13 Feb 2013
The Ministry of Commerce has requested Indian exporters to make the best of the government export schemes to target new markets. "The objective of Focus Market Scheme is to offset high freight cost and other externalities to select international markets with a view to enhance India's export competitiveness in these countries whereas the objective of Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement or Free Trade Agreement (CECA/FTA) is to cover Trade in Goods as well as Trade in Services and Investment," said the Commerce Secretary, S R Rao to SME Times. |
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13 Feb 2013
Exports from Pakistan to India grew by 66% to $460 million during the period April-December 2012 against $277 million in the corresponding period last fiscal. This was also higher than $401 million, which was Pakistan’s total export to India in the entire fiscal 2011-2012. On the contrary, the rate of growth of exports from India to Pakistan during April-December 2012 was only 16%. Share of Pakistan’s exports in India’s total trade has almost doubled since 2009- |
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13 Feb 2013
The central government of India is planning to extend the realisation of export in rupee for more foreign nations replacing the dollar or pound, Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) Anup Kumar Pujari said yesterday. At present, Iran, which is faced with US sanctions, happens to be the only country where Indian export is realised in rupee.Speaking at a business talk in Kolkata yesterday, Pujara said there is a growing realisation in the union government that India must try strengthening its own currency in the global economy and allowing export realisation in rupee was an important step in that direction. |
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13 Feb 2013
British Prime Minister David Cameron is visiting India next week with key cabinet ministers and a high-powered business delegation, to strengthen trade and investment ties. This will be his second visit to India since becoming PM in 2010. In India on February 19 and 20, Cameron will be accompanied by the ministers of trade and commerce, defence and environment, among others. A big business delegation accompanying him will have the heads of several conglomerates, from the retail to infrastructure sectors. |
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Market Watch |
Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 12-02-2013
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Domestic Prices |
Unit Price : Rs/Qtl |
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Product |
Market Center |
Variety |
Min Price |
Max Price |
Jowar(Sorgham) |
1 |
Allagadda (Andhra Pradesh) |
White |
|
1600 |
2 |
Amreli (Gujarat) |
Other |
955 |
1970 |
3 |
Dharwar (Karnataka) |
Hybrid |
1325 |
1325 |
Rice |
1 |
Addanki (Andhra Pradesh) |
B P T |
3650 |
3700 |
2 |
Dahod (Gujarat) |
Fine |
3000 |
3300 |
3 |
Daltenganj (Jharkhand) |
Other |
2250 |
2300 |
Kinnow |
1 |
Barwala (Haryana) |
Other |
800 |
1300 |
2 |
Bhuntar (Himachal Pradesh) |
Other |
1500 |
2000 |
3 |
Adampur (Punjab) |
Kinnow |
1200 |
1500 |
Potato |
1 |
Kharupetia (Assam) |
Local |
400 |
800 |
2 |
Rajkot (Gujarat) |
Potato |
600 |
725 |
3 |
Asandh (Haryana) |
Other |
500 |
550 |
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Price on 12-02-2013 |
Product |
Market Center |
Price |
1 |
Ahmedabad |
373 |
2 |
Banglore |
365 |
3 |
Chennai |
338 |
Source:www.e2necc.com |
International Benchmark Price |
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Price as on: 11-02-2013 |
Product |
Benchmark Indicators Name |
Price |
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1 |
Turkish No. 4 whole pitted, CIF UK (USD/t) |
2750 |
2 |
Turkish size 8, CIF UK (USD/t) |
1875 |
3 |
Chinese, CFR NW Europe (USD/t) |
3400 |
Garlic |
1 |
Chinese powdered, CFR NW Europe (USD/t) |
2300 |
2 |
Chinese first grade granules, CFR NW Europe (USD/t) |
2800 |
3 |
Chinese top grade garlic granules CFR NW Europe (USD/t) |
4200 |
Raisins |
1 |
Australian Lexia raisins, CIF UK (GBP/t) |
3625 |
2 |
Californian Thompson seedless raisins, CIF UK (GBP/t) |
1733 |
3 |
South African Thompson seedless raisins, CIF UK (GBP/t) |
1750.3 |
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Other International Prices |
Unit Price : US$ / package |
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Price on 12-02-2013 |
Product |
Market Center |
Origin |
Variety |
Low |
High |
Potatoes |
Package: 50 lb cartons |
1 |
|
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13 |
14 |
2 |
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13 |
13 |
3 |
Boston |
Maine |
Russet |
10.50 |
10.50 |
Apples |
Package: cartons tray pack |
1 |
Atlanta |
Washington |
Red Delicious |
28 |
28.50 |
2 |
Baltimore |
Washington |
Red Delicious |
30 |
32 |
3 |
Boston |
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Red Delicious |
32 |
32 |
Carrots |
Package: cartons 30 1-lb film bags |
1 |
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California |
Baby Peeled |
26 |
27 |
2 |
Baltimore |
California |
Baby Peeled |
23 |
24 |
3 |
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22 |
24 |
Source:USDA |
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