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17 May 2013
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Farm sector is likely to record 3.4% growth in 2013-14 if monsoon is normal as has been forecast, Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council Chairman C Rangarajan said on Wednesday. “We had projected average growth rate of 3.4 per cent for agriculture sector in the 11th Plan. All indications are that monsoon will be normal, we expect agriculture sector to do well this year...If monsoon is normal, 3.4% growth rate is achievable in the agriculture sector this fiscal,” Rangarajan said. |
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17 May 2013
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The External Affairs Ministry Thursday said it will draw a roadmap for Indian Missions abroad to push export promotion activities and help the country to arrest export slowdown. "The Ministry of External Affairs intends to try and draw a roadmap for Indian Missions abroad in the identified core areas of export and investment so that all export promotion activities have a certain focus and are result oriented," an official statement said. |
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17 May 2013
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Chief negotiators of India and the EU Thursday held the second round of talks on the stalled free trade agreement on which the discussions had started in June 2007. "Both the sides have discussed all the issues regarding intellectual property rights and investments," a source said. Although the technical level talks between the two sides started on Monday, the three-day deliberations between the chief negotiators started yesterday. |
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17 May 2013
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China is sending an investment promotion mission and one of the biggest ever business delegations to India next week to accompany Premier Li Keqiang on his State visit, top officials said on Thursday, to demonstrate that the government was taking ‘very seriously’ the widening trade imbalance. China and India are, next week, expected to sign a number of business cooperation agreements, including investment and financing deals, as Mr. Li travels to New Delhi and Mumbai. |
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Market Watch |
Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 16-05-2013
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Domestic Prices |
Unit Price : Rs/Qtl |
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Product |
Market Center |
Variety |
Min Price |
Max Price |
Barley (Jau) |
1 |
Dahod (Gujarat) |
Other |
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1225 |
2 |
Ellanabad (Haryana) |
Local |
1108 |
1128 |
3 |
Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) |
Other |
1151 |
1151 |
Wheat |
1 |
Raipur (Chattisgarh) |
Other |
1325 |
1325 |
2 |
Amreli (Gujarat) |
Lokwan |
1440 |
2175 |
3 |
Cheeka (Haryana) |
Other |
1350 |
1350 |
Apple |
1 |
Dibrugarh (Assam) |
Other |
7100 |
15000 |
2 |
Cheeka (Haryana) |
Other |
8000 |
8000 |
3 |
Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) |
Other |
13000 |
13000 |
Carrot |
1 |
Cachar (Assam) |
Carrot |
1800 |
2200 |
2 |
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) |
Others |
500 |
1300 |
3 |
Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) |
Carrot |
1000 |
1400 |
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Price on 16-05-2013 |
Product |
Market Center |
Price |
1 |
Ahmedabad |
252 |
2 |
Chennai |
285 |
3 |
Delhi |
235 |
Source:www.e2necc.com |
International Benchmark Price |
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Price as on: 16-05-2013 |
Product |
Benchmark Indicators Name |
Price |
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1 |
Chinese first grade granules, CFR NW Europe (USD/t) |
2800 |
2 |
Chinese Grade A dehydrated flakes, CFR NW Europe (USD/t) |
4000 |
3 |
Chinese powdered, CFR NW Europe (USD/t) |
2300 |
Honey |
1 |
Argentine 25mm, CIF NW Europe (USD/t) |
3885 |
2 |
Argentine 34mm, CIF NW Europe (USD/t) |
3780 |
3 |
Argentine 50mm, CIF NW Europe (USD/t) |
3600 |
Raisins |
1 |
Australian Lexia raisins, CIF UK (GBP/t) |
3625 |
2 |
Californian Thompson seedless raisins, CIF UK (GBP/t) |
1738 |
3 |
South African Thompson seedless raisins, CIF UK (GBP/t) |
1774 |
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Other International Prices |
Unit Price : US$ / package |
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Price on 16-05-2013 |
Product |
Market Center |
Origin |
Variety |
Low |
High |
Onions Dry |
Package: 50 lb sacks |
1 |
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17.50 |
18 |
2 |
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14 |
14 |
3 |
Boston |
Texas |
Yellow |
16 |
20 |
Papaya |
Package: 3.5 kg containers |
1 |
Atlanta |
Brazil |
Solo Type |
21.50 |
21.50 |
2 |
Boston |
Brazil |
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17 |
17 |
3 |
Chicago |
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Solo Type |
13 |
15 |
Cucumbers |
Package: cartons film wrapped |
1 |
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Canada |
Long Seedless |
12 |
13 |
2 |
Baltimore |
Canada |
Long Seedless |
13 |
13.50 |
3 |
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10 |
11 |
Source:USDA |
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