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India has immense scope in fruit processing

India is the second-largest producer of fruit and vegetables in the world, contributing a total of 150 million tonnes of the produce to the global production annually. Ironically, however, only 2.2% of the fruit and vegetable production is processed here as compared to countries like USA (65%), Philippines (78%) and China (23%). Hence, this presents immense opportunity for companies looking at investing in this .....

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Onion prices come down to Rs800-Rs900 per quintal due to adequate supply, well-stocked inventories

Lower offtake by exporters and arrival of the ‘kharif’ harvest crop has brought down prices by Rs200/quintal in the wholesale market. But there has been a dip in demand. Onion prices have come down across key markets after the fresh arrival of the kharifharvest in addition to the already adequate supply of the produce in the market. Lower offtake by exporters due to higher minimum export price (MEP) has also .....

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Indian poultry sector set to boom, says report

A surging demand for chicken, meat and eggs is putting the Indian poultry sector on the path to being a US$27.2bn industry by 2015, finds a new report. The reports Trends in Domestic Poultry segment was compiled by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India(ASSOCHAM) . It is found that the market is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 20% from its current market size of US$10.1bn, opening up the sector for multinational companies in .....

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ASSOCHAM conclave for food and agri processors to be held in J&K today

To focus on problems and prospects of agri and food processors in the area, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) is organising a food and agri processors conclave - Food and Agri Processors Conclave Linking Clusters - today, at SKUAST-K (Sher-E-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir) in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir. Primarily, the conclave will provide a platform to link the clusters formed for promotion of .....