Cotton fetches good price

Coconut and Copra prices to Increase in September 2013

Nendran Banana Will Get Better Prices

Globally banana is the leading fruit crop. A vast majority of producers are small scale farmers. The major banana growing countries are India, China, Philippines, Ecuador and Brazil in order. At the world level 106.54 million tonnes of banana is produced from an area of 5.15 million ha with the average productivity of 20.7 tonnes/ha during 2011.

Adipattam Price forecast

Turmeric Prices will be Stable from April to June

          Turmeric, the yellow spice had witnessed a peak price of Rs.17,000 per quintal in November 2010 and started decline in prices to Rs.4600 in September 2011. For the past two months, the turmeric price is in uptrend due to low stocks and production.

India is the largest producer, consumer and exporter of chilli, which contributes to about 40% of total world production. Next to India, China is the major producer of chilli in the world. In India, chillies are grown in almost all the states. Andhra Pradesh is the largest producer of chilli in India contributing to about 44 % to the total production, followed by Karnataka (12%), West Bengal (8%), Madhya Pradesh (7%), Maharashtra (4%) and Tamil Nadu (2%).

Sunflower is one of the major oilseeds containing 35-50% of oil and 17-25% of protein. High fibre, low protein and high wax content are the major constraints in obtaining better yield of oil. Total world production of sunflower seeds in 2012-2013 may amount to approximately 36.36 million tonnes (40.29 million tonnes in 2011-2012). Ukraine, Russia, Argentina, China and Turkey are the major producers of sunflower seeds globally. 

Masipattam( Feb-Mar) Sown Cotton Price will be Stable