Spices imports rose in quantity to 78,091
tonnes from 77,818
tonnes but its import bill remained low at $86m versus $93m.
Sugar exports hit record 1.469m
tonnes earning $508m in FY18, as compared to 307,348
tonnes fetching $161m in FY17.
In vegetable crops, tomatoes accounted for the largest cultivated areas, with a total area of 6,029 acres and production of 199,232
tonnes, followed by watermelon, with a total area of 4,120 acres and production of 56,047
tonnes, cauliflower, with a total area of 2,989 acres and production of 28,031
tonnes.
Total availability of DAP will be 484,000
tonnes against expected offtake of 6,00,000
tonnes.
Stourbridge Birmingham By car: 1.7
tonnes (122 party balloons) By train: 0.4
tonnes ( balloons)
The usage of diesel in FY18 surged by 9m
tonnes as against 8.5m
tonnes mainly due to improved sales of locally made trucks.
At the end of last year, the quantity of demersal fish caught reached 67,567
tonnes, an increase of 9.2 per cent over the end of 2016 when it was 61,851
tonnes.
The past five years have been positive for the cement industry as annual despatches increased by 12.46m
tonnes from 33.43m
tonnes in 2012-13 to 45.89m
tonnes in 2017-18.
The EU's overall total allowable catch (TAC) for blue whiting in the North Sea is set at 150,000
tonnes. The package grants 30,000
tonnes of blue whiting to Spain even though Spanish fishermen have caught no more than 700
tonnes of the stock annually over the past five years.
