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Arecanut output expected to drop due to heavy rains, illegal imports“We expect 35 per cent shortfall in the crop. Rains have led to disease of the nuts,” said M Suresh Bhandary, MD of Mangalore-based Campco.
Arecanut prices feel the pinch of fall in pan salesPrice of the white variety of arecanut has fallen by around 14% to Rs 250 per kg while that of the red variety has declined 7% to Rs 270 pe...
Supply crunch, import curbs up Arecanut pricesThe Centre had hiked the minimum import price of arecanut to Rs 162 per kg from Rs 110 per kg early this month to protect the local growers...
Big imports from Nepal, Sri Lanka pull down areca nut pricesAbout a year ago, India had raised the tariff to Rs 110 per kg from Rs 75 to help local growers by increasing the cost of imports.
- Duty hike does not impact fall of Arecanut prices
“The consumer base using arecanut is so large that duty increase will not affect the demand."
- Arecanut prices rise despite ban on gutka in many states
The fear of arecanut (supari) growers that the consumption will slump with the enforcement of a ban on gutka in most states in the country ...
Cheap import, Gutka ban may drag areca pricesDirectorate of Arecanut and Spices Development data show that output has dropped 5% to 5,29,097 tonne mainly due to a 20% fall in productio...