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25 Mar, 2025 News Image India’s mangoes, millets and biryani attracted visitors at London expo.
India showcased organic products, millets, mangoes, guavas and pomegranates among a host of other items at this year’s International Food & Drink Event (IFE) in London last week. A premium range of processed foods as well as a collection of Indian liquor such as Rampur, Sula, Godawan, Old Monk Coffee, Jamun Gin and Jaisalmer Gin were also displayed which attracted visitors’ attention, said an official.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
25 Mar, 2025 News Image California almond exports to India soar 21% to reach record 400 million pounds, says senior ABC official.
India has played a vital role in the impressive growth of California almonds, with 85% of almonds consumed in the country coming from California. Emily Fleischmann, Vice President of Global Market Development at the Almond Board of California (ABC), highlighted India’s contribution to the success of California almonds. India is the largest export market for California almonds, and in the 2023-24 crop year, shipments to India exceeded 400 million pounds, marking a 21% growth compared to the previous year.
 Source:  timesofindia.indiatimes.com
25 Mar, 2025 News Image Chilean President Gabriel Boric To Visit India To Boost Trade And Investment Ties.
Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font is set to embark on a historic visit to India from March 30 to April 6, marking the first visit by a Chilean head of state in 16 years. The visit is aimed at deepening political and economic relations, with a strong focus on trade diversification, investment collaboration, and technological partnerships with the world’s fifth-largest economy, according to an official press release from the Chilean government.
 Source:  newsx.com
25 Mar, 2025 News Image 11,500 MT rice from India arrives at Ctg port.
A consignment of 11,500 tonnes of non-basmati or parboiled rice has arrived at the Chattogram port under package-2 from India to meet the country’s domestic demand. The consignment carried on a ship (MV DDS Marina) reached the Chattogram port, said a food ministry release on Monday.
 Source:  newagebd.net
25 Mar, 2025 News Image US bilateral trade pact round-I to focus on duty sops for goods.
The first tranche of the India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) will primarily focus on duty concessions on goods and New Delhi is hopeful of the pact bringing predictability in tariffs, regulations and investment climate, officials said on Monday. Assistant US Trade Representative for South and Central Asia Brendan Lynch is in New Delhi starting Tuesday for three days of negotiations on the proposed trade deal.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
25 Mar, 2025 News Image Talks to start on Wednesday to clinch first part of US trade deal by Sept-Oct.
Indian and the United States officials will get down to finalising the contours of the proposed bilateral trade agreement, starting Wednesday, along with the terms of reference and schedule of what is expected to be a two-stage pact. A team led by assistant US trade representative for South and Central Asia Brendan Lynch will hold talks with his Indian counterpart Rajesh Agarwal, additional secretary in the commerce department, with the idea to clinch the first tranche of the deal by Sept-Oct. While it is still early days, the first tranche is expected to focus on tariff reduction by both sides as US President Donald Trump mounts pressure on slashing tariffs on high-end cars and EVs as well as whiskey and farm products.
 Source:  timesofindia.indiatimes.com
25 Mar, 2025 News Image Indian, US officials to hold discussions to expand bilateral trade ties: Commerce min.
Indian and US officials will hold discussions this week to expand and deepen bilateral trade ties in a mutually beneficial manner and enhance supply chain integration, the commerce ministry said on Monday. To discuss trade-related issues with India, Assistant US Trade Representative for South and Central Asia Brendan Lynch, along with a team of US government officials, will be visiting India from March 25-29.
 Source:  livemint.com
25 Mar, 2025 News Image PM Modi govt's higher MSP spend on pulses driving up production, exports.
The focus of the Narendra Modi-led Central government is on increasing productivity of pulses, cereals and vegetables to produce more food for improving the nutritional level of the population as well nurturing India's ambition to become the food basket of the world, according to a senior Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare official. According to figures compiled by the Ministry of Agriculture, pulse exports registered more growth than imports with higher MSP being given to farmers during the NDA government as compared to the erstwhile UPA government’s tenure.
 Source:  indiatribune.com
25 Mar, 2025 News Image India's traditional beverage Goli Soda sees strong demand in US, Europe, Gulf.
India's traditional beverage Goli Soda is witnessing strong consumer response in key international markets, including the US, UK, Europe, and the Gulf, driven by strategic expansion and innovative reinvention, an official statement said on Sunday. Under a strategic partnership with Fair Exports, India has ensured steady deliveries of Goli Soda, rebranded as Goli Pop Soda, to Lulu Hypermarket, one of the largest retail chains in the Gulf region, the commerce ministry's arm Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) said.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
25 Mar, 2025 News Image APEDA Facilitates Export of GI-Tagged Dalle Chilly from Sikkim to the Solomon Islands.
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, has successfully exported the first consignment of GI-Tagged Dalle Chilly from Sikkim to the Solomon Islands. This significant achievement underscores India’s growing prominence in the global organic agricultural market and highlights the increasing international demand for premium products from the North Eastern region.
 Source:  pib.gov.in