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 AgriExchange Vol: 195 09-03-2011
 
1.
 India to build stronger trade, economic ties with Brazil: Anand Sharma
09March 2011
Union Commerce Minister Anand Sharma today said that India is desirous to build stronger trade and economic ties with Brazil.During his meeting with Antonio Patriota, Minister of External Relations, Brazil.
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2.
 High rejection rate may hit grape exports
09March 2011
On account of higher rejection rate of grape samples at the beginning of the export season, grape export this year might be affected to a large extent. Almost 30 per cent of the 1,056 grape samples taken from various farms have been rejected by the government recommended laboratories on grounds of higher chemical residue than the prescribed amount.
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3.
 Food prices in Britain are rising three times faster than G7 nations
09March 2011
Food prices in Britain are rising at three times the rate of the world’s seven biggest economies. Figures from the OECD put UK food inflation at 6.3 per cent, well ahead of the average of 2.1 per cent for the G7 group of nations.The cost of putting meals on the table is also rising much faster than most of Europe.
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4.
 Commerce dept wants wheat export ban lifted
09March 2011
The commerce department will support a partial lifting of ban on wheat exports and also press for allowing exports of more varieties of superior non-basmati rice in the meeting of senior ministers on food later this month.
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List of Awardees for APEDA Export Award 2009-10
 
1.
 UN seeks to persuade countries not to resort to export bans, hoarding amid record food prices
2.
 PM to talk to Pranab Mukherjee and Sharad Pawar on farmers' issues
3.
 Govt slashes onion export price to US$ 350 per tone
4.
 Vegetables production up by over 5 pc in 2010-11: Govt
5.
 India's ban boosts Nepali pulse exports
6.
 Hong Kong grows as U.S. ag export customer
7.
 China Imports of New Zealand Milk Jump Five-Fold, Aiding Quake-Hit Nation
8.
 European Commissioner Ciolos: EU under no food crisis threat
New Launches and release by APEDA
1.  APEDA AGRI Exchange Portal
2. Peanut.Net Traceability system
3. Export Statistics CD ROM
4. APEDA Silver Jubilee Souvenir
5. Red Meat Manual
Market Watch
Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 09-03-2011
Domestic Prices
Unit Price : Rs/Qtl
Product
Market Center
Variety
Min Price
Max Price
Onion
1
Ch. Dadri(Haryana)
Other
800
1000
2
Daltenganj(Jharkhand)
Onion
800
1000
3
Hoshiarpur(Punjab)
Other
7500
8500
4
Jhansi(U.P.)
Red
375
750
Potato
1
Daltenganj(Jharkhand)
Potato
700
800
2
Hoshiarpur(Punjab)
Other
3000
4000
3
Ch. Dadri(Haryana)
Other
350
420
4
Aligarh(U.P.)
Other
410
500
Apple
1
Barwala(Haryana)
Apple
4200
4200
2
Sriganganagar(Rajasthan)
Other
4100
4300
3
Bathinda(Punjab)
Other
4000
5000
4
Faizabad(U.P.)
Other
4255
4275
Grapes
1
Barwala(Haryana)
Other
4000
4000
2
Jodhpur(Rajasthan)
Green
2000
3000
3
Sultanpur(U.P.)
Other
2100
2300
4
Sangrur(Punjab)
Black
3900
4300
Source: www.agmarknet.nic.in
Egg
Product
Market Center
Price
1
Chennai
250
2
Delhi
240
3
Namakkal
243
4
Lucknow
248
Source: www.e2necc.com
International Prices
Unit Price : US$ / package
Product
 Market Center Origin Variety Low High
Apples       Package: cartons tray pack
1
Boston
New York
RED DELICIOUS
18
18
2
Baltimore
Washington
RED DELICIOUS
30
30
3
Atlanta
Washington
RED DELICIOUS
29
30
Grapes     Package: 18 lb containers bagged
1
Atlanta
Chile
WHITE SEEDLESS TYPE
21.50
22.50
2
Baltimore
Peru
WHITE SEEDLESS TYPE
25
26
3
Dallas
Chile
WHITE SEEDLESS TYPE
28
28
Potato     Package: 50 lb cartons
1
Atlanta
Idaho
Russet
33
34
2
Boston
Canada
Russet
18
20
3
Baltimore
Wisconsin
Russet
24
24
4
Dallas
Colorado
Russet
20
21
Source: USDA
 
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