Date:10/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/10/stories/2008101054102100.htm

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Dip in maize production

— PHOTO: K. K. Mustafah

LOWER ACREAGE: Corn (maize) displayed in a shop in Kochi. Erratic monsoon characterised by a dry spell during the peak sowing period of July in peninsular India, has led to a lower acreage of maize, resulting in a dip in production.