1.   

Enough time for rice exporters to register with DGFT: Govt

A day after rice exporters alleged that insufficient time for registration for shipments and low export price would favour a few, the government today said that it has given adequate time and traders are free to sell the commodity at higher prices as agreed with buyers. "There is at least one clear day as gap between the issue of notification (allowing 10 lakh tonned of non-basmati rice and.....

2.   

Philippines - Meat imports

Exporters are concerned that it could seriously affect exports of US and third country meat and poultry products. The regulation does not apply to meat never refrigerated, or to meat sold in restaurants or for processing. According to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Servvice, industry sources estimate that the regulation could affect 25-30 per cnet of meat and.....

3.   

Rice exporters flay $400 floor, say it may lead to diversion from PDS

The government's decision to allow exports of non-basmati rice at a minimum export price of $400 per tonne would lead to diversion of rice from the public distribution system (PDS), rice exporter have said. “The MEP of $400 is unreasonable and is anti-farmer... Such a low MEP will lead to diversion of PDS rice for exports,” Vijay Setia, president, All India Rice.....

4.   

Indian government institute gets funding for food testing lab

Food testing in India got a boost last week when a key government-owned research institute received a grant to set up a new state-of-the-art food laboratory. According to an official at the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, the Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET) has been given a US$500,000 grant for setting up a.....