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 AgriExchange Vol: 193 07-03-2011
 
1.
 Malaysia Wants Safe, Quality Food Imports From India – Liow
07March 2011
Malaysia, a large importer of food items from India, is initiating a new agreement with the Indian Government to monitor the quality and safety of imports coming from the sub-continent. The country imports about 80 per cent of beef (buffalo meat) from India and millions ringgit worth of spices, onions, fresh fruits and basmati rice.
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2.
 The threat of rising food prices
07March 2011
International food prices surged to record high levels in February after eight consecutive months of increases. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization data showed the index of a basket of food commodities at their highest-level of 236 points since the agency began tracking food prices 20 years ago.
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3.
 Indonesia to supply 30 pct of Singapore's vegetable needs
07March 2011
Indonesian Farming Minister Suswono said on Wednesday that the government has set a target to supply 30 percent of Singapore vegetable needs. "This is our target until 2014," the minister said in his visit in a farming plantation located Tanah Karo regency, North Sumatra province.
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4.
 Dial 'O' for organic
07March 2011
Billionaire Lakshmi Mittal is going eco-friendly. Except he isn’t just growing vegetables in this backyard for that organic feel. Instead he’s spending a cool 5.25 million pounds (Rs 38 crore) for a 340-acre estate that will be completely eco-friendly and self-sufficient. From solar panels to reed be ds, Mr Mittal isn’t sparing anything that will help him eat and live healthy.
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List of Awardees for APEDA Export Award 2009-10
 
1.
 Asia rice output threatened by pesticide overuse
2.
 Ginger export more than doubles in Apr-Jan this fiscal
3.
 Indian confectionery industry on a growth trajectory driven by rising consumerism and young consumers
4.
 UAE dominates world dates trade
5.
 12th Planning Commission to focus on sustainable agriculture growth
6.
 India wheat, non-basmati rice export ban may continue: USDA
7.
 CPI demands separate agriculture budget
8.
 Korea: the average consumption of beef rises 30% in the nearly four years
9.
 NBHM seminar on Beekeeeping
New Launches and release by APEDA
1.  APEDA AGRI Exchange Portal
2. Export Statistics CD ROM
Market Watch
Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 07-03-2011
Domestic Prices
Unit Price : Rs/Qtl
Product
Market Center
Variety
Min Price
Max Price
Onion
1
Pehowa(Haryana)
Onion
900
1000
2
Jamtara(Jharkhand)
Onion
800
900
3
Amod(Gujarat)
Other
1400
1600
4
Sultanpur(U.P.)
Other
775
850
Potato
1
Malur(Karnataka)
Potato
700
1000
2
Amod(Gujarat)
Other
1000
1200
3
Pehowa(Haryana)
Other
300
450
4
Sultanpur(U.P.)
Other
450
500
Apple
1
Amritsar(Punjab)
Other
2500
3500
2
Pratapgarh(Rajasthan)
Other
6400
6600
3
Metchua (W.B.)
Other
5600
6000
4
Muzzafarnagar(U.P.)
Other
3500
4600
Grapes
1
Barwala(Haryana)
Other
3300
3800
2
Sultanpur(Rajasthan)
Other
2600
2800
3
Bilaspur(H.P.)
Other
3000
4000
4
Samana(Punjab)
Other
3200
4300
Source: www.agmarknet.nic.in
Egg
Product
Market Center
Price
1
Chennai
250
2
Delhi
243
3
Namakkal
243
4
Lucknow
257
Source: www.e2necc.com
International Prices
Unit Price : US$ / package
Product
 Market Center Origin Variety Low High
Apples       Package: cartons tray pack
1
Atlanta
Michigan
RED DELICIOUS
22
22.50
2
Baltimore
Washington
RED DELICIOUS
27
28
3
Atlanta
Washington
RED DELICIOUS
24.50
25.50
Grapes     Package: 4.5 kg containers
1
Rotterdam
Argentina
WHITE SEEDLESS TYPE
11.87
19.54
2
Rotterdam
South Africa
WHITE SEEDLESS TYPE
11.17
13.96
Potato     Package: 50 lb cartons
1
Atlanta
Idaho
Russet
33
34
2
Boston
Canada
Russet
18
22
3
Baltimore
Wisconsin
Russet
23
23
4
New York
Maine
Russet
16
18
Source: USDA
 
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