Commerce Ministry imposes Minimum Import Price on pepper

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

....ommerce Ministry imposes Minimum Import Price on pepper <br>News and Press Release<br>Dated:- 6-12-2017<br><BR>The Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry has approved the proposal of the Spices Board....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

.... for fixing the CIF value of &#8377; 500/-per kg as Minimum Import Price for pepper to protect the interests of pepper growers. In recent times, decline in the domestic pepper price due to cheaper im....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

....port of pepper from other origins has been a major concern among pepper growers. Pepper prices have gone down by nearly 35 per cent in one year and have resulted in a lot of hardship for pepper grower....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

....s. Since most of the pepper-producing countries are in the ASEAN region, there have also been apprehensions of pepper from these countries, being routed through Sri Lanka taking advantage of lower du....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

....ty under SAFTA and ISLFTA, for availing concessional import duty. Farmers&#39; associations have demanded taking of stringent measures including fixing of Minimum Import Price (MIP) for pepper to prev....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

....ent cheaper imports of pepper into the country from other origins. Fixing of Minimum Import Price will help in improving the domestic price particularly when the harvesting season of pepper is fast a....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

....pproaching.<BR> News - Press release - PIB....