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 AgriExchange Vol: 196 10-03-2011
 
1.
 FTA with ASEAN will not harm agri sector: Sharma
10March 2011
Allaying fears in some quarters that the India-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will harm domestic agriculture, Commerce and Industry Minister informed the Rajya Sabha that majority of agriculture items had been protected by placing them in exclusion of the negative list where no tariff concession were available to ASEAN countries.
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2.
 EU tariffs obstacle to trade with the rest of the world
10March 2011
Increased imports often mean cheaper products for EU consumers and greater opportunities for producers in other countries to export their products, but also increased competition for EU producers.
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3.
 Nagaland producing 200 tonnes of honey annually
10March 2011
A two-day state level seminar on ‘awareness, motivational and technology transfer for development of beekeeping in Nagaland’ took off on Wednesday, March 9 at the NE Agri Expo site, 4th Mile, Dimapur.
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4.
 Myanmar suspends poultry products export to Saudi Arabia
10March 2011
Myanmar authorities have suspended export of poultry products to Saudi Arabia following bird flu re- struck Myanmar last month, according to the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) Tuesday.
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List of Awardees for APEDA Export Award 2009-10
 
1.
 India: BASF announces new chemistry fungicide for 2012
2.
 Philippines: Government to cut rice imports
3.
 EU: "Demand for onions is there, but transport is the difficulty!"
4.
 South Asia Struggles with High Food Prices and Chronic Hunger
5.
 Japanese Traders Turn to Buy Brazilian Corn, reducing Fodder Cost
6.
 Stronger food safety regulations debated : China
7.
 Argentina: Lemon exports to Russia to commence in April
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4. APEDA Silver Jubilee Souvenir
5. Red Meat Manual
Market Watch
Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 10-03-2011
Domestic Prices
Unit Price : Rs/Qtl
Product
Market Center
Variety
Min Price
Max Price
Onion
1
Safidon(Haryana)
Other
800
800
2
Asansol(W.B.)
Nasik
700
750
3
Hoshiarpur(Punjab)
Other
7500
8500
4
Aligarh(U.P.)
Other
780
900
Potato
1
Udaipur(Rajasthan)
Other
200
650
2
Phagwara(Punjab)
Other
300
400
3
Ch. Dadri(Haryana)
Other
350
420
4
Aligarh(U.P.)
Other
410
500
Apple
1
Ch. Dadri(Haryana)
Apple
4800
5500
2
Udaipur(Rajasthan)
Other
3250
10000
3
Bathinda(Punjab)
Other
4000
5000
4
Muzzafarnagar(U.P.)
Other
3200
4500
Grapes
1
Ch. Dadri(Haryana)
Other
3000
3700
2
Udaipur(Rajasthan)
Green
1200
4000
3
Muzzafarnagar(U.P.)
Other
1500
3000
4
Nawan Shahar(Punjab)
Other
3000
3500
Source: www.agmarknet.nic.in
Egg
Product
Market Center
Price
1
Chennai
250
2
Delhi
240
3
Namakkal
243
4
Lucknow
242
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
27
28
3
Atlanta
Washington
RED DELICIOUS
29
30
Grapes     Package: 18 lb containers bagged
1
Atlanta
Chile
WHITE SEEDLESS TYPE
27
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
Montana
Russet
27
28
Source: USDA
 
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