Monday, January 14, 2008

Sesame seed exports likely to take a hit - Sify.com

Sesame seed exports likely to take a hit - Sify.com: "The nation’s average annual forex earnings through sesame seed export are put at between Rs 750 crore and Rs 950 crore. The volumes are said to be around 23,000 tonnes, accounting for some 25 per cent of world trade in sesame seeds."
factors affecting exports were growing competition from China and Ethiopia, and loss of cultivation owing to floods in the sesame growing States such as Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Gujarat
Take a look at http://www.primaryinfo.com/sesame.htm

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