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Wednesday, Jan 19, 2005

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Tobacco auctions begin today

By Our Staff Reporter

GUNTUR, JAN. 18. The Tobacco Board will open platforms for Flue Cured Virginia tobacco in the State in a phased manner from Wednesday. Farmers expect a good price at the beginning of the auctions going by the prevailing average price in Karnataka auctions.

The Tobacco Board Chairman, P. Dayachari, said here on Tuesday that platforms at Podili-I and II, Kandukuru-I and II in Prakasam district and Kaligiri and D.C. Palli in Nellore district would be opened on Wednesday for farmers in the Southern Light Soils.

The total authorised and registered crop for the SLS was 36.7 million kg out of the total of 111 million kg for the entire State.

Karnataka auctions

Auctions in Karnataka had reached the peak and recovered by a margin of Rs .9 per kg after a gap of one month. The lull in the market proved fruitful for farmers with the ruling price for the export-quality averaging at Rs. 47.95 per kg after the recovery.

Tobacco farmers in the SLS were in an upbeat mood as prices in the Karnataka market were good, as the manufacturers use majority of the SLS crop for blending with Karnataka crop in the cigarettes.

Appeal to ryots

The Tobacco Board appealed to farmers to grade their produce as per the prescribed specifications and offer bales for sale as per the dates allocated to them by the auction superintendents.

The Vellampalli, Medermetla, Ongole-I and II, Tangutur, Kondepi, Devarapalli, J.R. Gudem-I and II, and Koyyalagudem platforms would be opened for auctions on February 18, while at the Bhadrachalam, Thorredu, Guntur and Nandigama (Keesara) platforms, the process would begin on March 28.

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