Agriculture
Maize imports may be further liberalised
IN the forthcoming export-import policy, maize (corn) imports are expected to be further liberalised. Trading houses and users of maize (corn) are confident of a more liberal trading environment for this coarse cereal whose production has been trailing a growing demand.

Plantations
Price fall hits hard Kerala small tea growers
THE rock bottom procurement price for green tea leaves has pushed the small growers in Kerala's Idukki district into serious crisis.

States
Plea to bring arecanut under prohibited list
THE arecanut export trade has requested the Union Ministry of Commerce to shift the commodity from the restricted import list to the prohibited list so that the marketing opportunities created by way of demand from emerging markets such as the Maldives, the Gulf countries and Mexico can be made best use of.

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