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From
time immemorial, Alappuzha was known as an important
trading and commercial centre. Arabs had carried on
trade in coir products and pepper from very ancient
times. Coir yarn and fibre are the chief commodities
exported from this district. Alappuzha is also an
important exporting centre of coconut oil, arecanut,
cardamom, sugar and pepper,etc. |
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major commodities handled at Alappuzha market are coir,
ginger,oil cakes, palmgur, tapioca, etc. Trade is generally
carried through inland waterways and by road. Rail movement
of goods is done mainly through Chengannur, Mavelikkara
and Kayamkulam railway stations and through the stations
lying on the Ernakulam - Alleppey rail route. There are
several public markets all over the district of which the
market at Kayamkulam is the most popular.
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The
Travancore Chamber of Commerce was established in
1929 at Alappuzha for the promotion and protection
of trade, commerce, agriculture and industry. There
are several registered associations of manufacturers
and merchants in Alappuzha. There are many commercial
banks and co-operative societies for financing the
traders and industrialists . Alappuzha is an important
wholesale and retail trading centre for rice, copra
, cocunut oil, pepper, ginger, arecanut, etc. |
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