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Pressure on agri commodity prices likely to stay: Rahul Khullar

Ahead of ministers' panel meeting scheduled next week to review the export ban on wheat and non-basmati rice, commerce secretary Rahul Khullar on Wednesday said pressure is likely to stay on agri commodity prices. However, he said that the government policies should not reflect a "knee-jerk reaction". An empowered group of ministries (EGOM) is.....

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India makes history with selection of Apeda’s Sanjay Dave as Codex chief

A wave of euphoria swept the Indian food industry with the news from Geneva confirming the selection of Sanjay Dave, director, APEDA (Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority), the export promotion arm of the ministry of commerce, as the chairman of Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC).....

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India, Canada FTA to boost trade, investments

The proposed comprehensive market opening pact between India and Canada, once implemented, the bilateral commerce and give a competitive advantage to businesses of both the countries, a Canadian official today said. Both the sides expect that the bilateral trade between the two countries would be tripled to $ 15 billion by 2015 from.....

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New labelling laws on fresh meat – EU

The European Parliament’s decision to extend mandatory country of origin labelling to fresh meat from pigs, sheep, goats and poultry is a boost for consumers, the NFU has said. Today’s adoption of the ’Food Information to Consumers’ report is the culmination of more than seven years of persistent lobbying and detailed policy development by.....