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 AgriExchange Vol: 182 18-02-2011
 
1.
 Govt lifts ban on onion exports, but falling global rates may play spoilsport
18Feb 2011
The Centre on Thursday lifted the ban on onion exports, bringing cheer to farmers who were unable to recover costs after the price of the commodity had crashed.
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2.
 Exporters can now avail Rs 500 cr sops
18Feb 2011
Exporters can start availing sops worth an estimated Rs 500 crore that were announced by the government last week under the Market Linked Focus Product Scheme (MLFPS) and Focus Product Scheme (FPS).
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3.
 Thai Chamber eyes mandatory GAP for vegetable exports
18Feb 2011
The Thai Chamber of Commerce will propose compulsory implementation of the Good Agriculture Practice (GAP) as a long-term solution to solve residue and inspection problems for exported fresh vegetables and fruit.
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4.
 Govt floats tender to ship 3 lakh tonnes rice to Bangladesh
18Feb 2011
PEC and STC have invited the Indian companies to ship 3 lakh tonnes of non-basmati rice to Bangladesh by floating tenders. Meanwhile, the Indian government has allowed the exports of 3 lakh tonnes of the rice to Bangladesh on diplomatic grounds and at a concessional rate.
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List of Awardees for APEDA Export Award 2009-10
 
1.
 Commercial vegetable farming picks up
2.
 Maharashtra Fixes Onion Export Price at $600 / T
3.
 Moet high on Nashik grapes
4.
 EU using pesticide content as trade barrier, say grape farmers
5.
 Punjab farmers set to grow pulses, oilseeds in Ethiopia
6.
 Estonian cheese producers find a vast market in Russia
7.
 Budget may give sops on farm loans
New Launches and release by APEDA
1.  APEDA AGRI Exchange Portal
2. Peanut.Net Traceability system
3. Export Statistics CD ROM
4. APEDA Silver Jubilee Souvenir
5. Red Meat Manual
Market Watch
Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 18-02-2011
Domestic Prices
Unit Price : Rs/Qtl
Product
Market Center
Variety
Min Price
Max Price
Rice
1
Visakhapatnam(A.P.)
B P T
2550
2650
2
Malur (Karnataka)
Sona
2000
3000
3
Raibareilly(U.P.)
Other
1420
1480
4
Gajsinghpur(Rajasthan)
Other
1142
1175
Onion
1
Samana(Punjab)
Nasik
1150
1200
2
Giridih(Jharkhand)
Onion
1100
1200
3
Surat(Gujarat)
Other
900
1100
4
Sultanpur(U.P.)
Other
1200
1400
Wheat
1
Rajkot(Gujarat)
Local
1200
1560
2
Gajsinghpur(Rajasthan)
Other
1142
1175
3
Visakhapatnam(A.P.)
Lok-1
1900
2000
4
Kosikalan(U.P.)
Other
1240
1270
Potato
1
Surat(Gujarat)
Other
500
650
2
Giridih(Jharkhand)
Potato
600
650
3
Malur(Karnataka)
Potato
800
1400
4
Samana(Punjab)
Potato
250
350
Source: www.agmarknet.nic.in
Egg
Product
Market Center
Price
1
Chennai
230
2
Delhi
220
3
Namakkal
210
4
Luknow
233
Source: www.e2necc.com
International Prices
Unit Price : US$ / package
Product
 Market Center Variety Low High
Onion Dry     Package: 50 lb sacks
1
Michigan
Yellow
16
17
2
California
Yellow
28.50
28.50
3
Utah
Yellow
17
17
4
New York
Yellow
11
12
Potato     Package: 50 lb cartons
1
Idaho
Russet
17
18
2
Colorado
Russet
20
22
3
Wisconsin
Russet
15
16
4
Virginia
Russet
15
15
Source: USDA
 
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