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18 Feb 2013
Mauritius has offered a zero customs duty regime for Indian firms to gain easier access to European Union and Africa. Mauritian minister for trade and industry Sayyad Abd-Al-Cader Sayed Hossen discussed the country's free port policy with commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma on Friday. |
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18 Feb 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will make an official visit to Dubai in March. This was conveyed by Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma to his UAE counterpart Lubna Bin Khalid Al Qasime here today. During the talks Sharma sought UAE support for early conclusion of India-GCC free trade agreement. Sharma also hoped that the UAE government would give a special concessional treatment to textile imports from India. |
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18 Feb 2013
Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has urged the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to take the lead in re-energizing the negotiations for concluding the India-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, which have been stalled for a while. In a bilateral meeting with Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of Foreign Trade, |
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18 Feb 2013
The agriculture ministry is seeking more budgetary support to increase farm sector growth rate to 4% per annum from 3.5% at present. "The allocation this year would be more as the country needs to produce more to provide food security to the nation," an agriculture ministry official said. "The scheme 'Bringing Green Revolution in Eastern India' has done well with increased funds of Rs 1,000 crore. We expect more allocation." |
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Market Watch |
Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 15-02-2013
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Domestic Prices |
Unit Price : Rs/Qtl |
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Product |
Market Center |
Variety |
Min Price |
Max Price |
Maize |
1 |
Atmakur (Andhra Pradesh) |
Hybrid/Local |
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1200 |
2 |
Sambalpur (Chattisgarh) |
Other |
1000 |
1100 |
3 |
Badami (Karnataka) |
Hybrid/Local |
1360 |
1360 |
Rice |
1 |
Dibrugarh (Assam) |
Other |
1600 |
2400 |
2 |
Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) |
Other |
1700 |
1800 |
3 |
Alleppey (Kerala) |
Basumathi |
7500 |
7725 |
Grapes |
1 |
Ambala Cantt. (Haryana) |
Green |
3500 |
4500 |
2 |
Solan (Himachal Pradesh) |
Other |
2500 |
4000 |
3 |
Dasuya (Punjab) |
Other |
5000 |
6000 |
Green Chilly |
1 |
Keshopur (NCT of Delhi) |
Green Chilly |
3000 |
4000 |
2 |
Jajpur (Orissa) |
Green Chilly |
3000 |
4000 |
3 |
Ajmer(F&V) (Rajasthan) |
Other |
1000 |
1600 |
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Price on15-02-2013 |
Product |
Market Center |
Price |
1 |
E.Godavari |
339 |
2 |
Miraj |
372 |
3 |
Pune |
372 |
Source:www.e2necc.com |
International Benchmark Price |
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Price as on: 14-02-2013 |
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 |
Apricots |
1 |
Turkish size 8, CIF UK (USD/t) |
1875 |
2 |
Turkish No. 2 whole pitted, CIF UK (USD/t) |
4125 |
3 |
Turkish, EXW UK (USD/t) |
1625 |
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) |
1772.81 |
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Other International Prices |
Unit Price : US$ / package |
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Price on 15-02-2013 |
Product |
Market Center |
Origin |
Variety |
Low |
High |
Potatoes |
Package: 50 lb cartons |
1 |
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12.50 |
14 |
2 |
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13 |
14 |
3 |
Chicago |
Idaho |
Russet |
12 |
12 |
Bananas |
Package:15 lb cartons |
1 |
Baltimore |
Ecuador |
Baby |
12 |
13 |
2 |
Detroit |
Colombia |
Baby |
14 |
14 |
3 |
Los Angeles |
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Baby |
9 |
11.50 |
Peas Green |
Package: 10 lb cartons |
1 |
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Guatemala |
Sugar Snap Peas |
23 |
23 |
2 |
Miami |
Guatemala |
Sugar Snap Peas |
23 |
23 |
3 |
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11 |
12 |
Source:USDA |
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