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26 Nov, 2025 News Image Rising consumption of walnuts, pistachio to drive India’s imports of tree nuts
India’s imports of tree nuts such as almonds, walnuts and pistachio are seen rising by around 7 per cent for the marketing year 2025-26 starting September on growing domestic consumption.Factors such as growing population coupled with increasing disposable incomes and rising health awareness and nutritional benefits are fuelling demand for tree nuts such as walnuts, almonds and pistachios among others.
 Source:  https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/
26 Nov, 2025 News Image Horticulture production up 4% to 369.05 mn tonne in 2024-25
The country's horticulture production rose marginally by 4 percent to 369.05 million tonne in the crop year ended June 2025 on higher production of fruits and vegetables, according to an agriculture ministry data released on Tuesday. The horticulture production stood at 354.74 million tonne in the previous year. Horticultural crops are estimated to have been covered in an area of 29.48 million hectare in 2024-25 crop year (July-June), marginally higher than 29.08 million hectare in the previous year.
 Source:  https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/
26 Nov, 2025 News Image Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Shri Piyush Goyal Calls for Strong Centre–State Partnership to Boost India’s Export Growth at the Fourth Board of Trade Meeting
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal said that India must expand its economy and create more employment opportunities by increasing exports, emphasising the need for strong collaboration between the Central Government and the States to drive export expansion and diversification. The fourth meeting of the reconstituted Board of Trade (BoT), chaired by Shri Goyal, was held in New Delhi today, where the Minister highlighted the resilient performance of the Indian economy amid global volatility and reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to accelerating export growth.
 Source:  https://www.pib.gov.in/
26 Nov, 2025 News Image India, Russia-led EAEU to start talks for trade pact from Wednesday: Piyush Goyal
India and the Russia-led EAEU group will start formal negotiations for a trade agreement from Wednesday, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday. The Terms of Reference signed on August 20, 2025, outline an 18-month work plan aimed at diversifying markets for Indian businesses, including MSMEs, farmers and fishermen.
 Source:  https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/
26 Nov, 2025 News Image Landlocked states to receive focused support under export promotion mission: Goyal
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said the recently approved Rs 25,060 crore export promotion mission would incorporate targeted schemes to help landlocked states enhance their competitiveness in the export sector. He also called for a strong centre-state partnership to boost export growth. The minister was addressing the fourth Board of Trade (BoT) meeting here, a commerce ministry statement said.
 Source:  https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/
26 Nov, 2025 News Image Exports in positive zone; SEZ surplus can help cut imports, says Piyush Goyal
Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that India's exports have rebounded this month till 21 November after falling 12% last month and are now in the positive zone, as reported by PTI. Goyal said that sectors like seafood have shown healthy growth and and as per quick estimates the country's merchandise exports continue to be on an upward trajectory till November 21 as compared to the same period last year. After chairing the Board of Trade meeting Goyal told the reporters that the exports are in the positive territory and significant growth has been seen in several sectors.
 Source:  https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/
25 Nov, 2025 News Image Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan Inaugurates the 6th International Agronomy Congress (IAC-2025)
The 6th International Agronomy Congress (IAC–2025) was successfully inaugurated today at the NPL Auditorium, Pusa Campus, New Delhi, in the august presence of Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan. This three-day global event (24–26 November 2025) is being organized by the Indian Society of Agronomy (ISA) in collaboration with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), and the Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences (TAAS).
 Source:  https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2193583
25 Nov, 2025 News Image Rabi sowing area to exceed last year level: Agriculture Secretary
The government expects total area coverage under rabi (winter) crops like wheat to exceed the previous year's 655.88 lakh hectares, Agriculture Secretary Devesh Chaturvedi said on Monday. "Rabi sowing is higher than last year's progress. There was a lot of rain. And in some areas because of the late harvesting, it's a bit delayed. But we hope that we will cover the rabi higher than last year," he told reporters on the sidelines of an event here.
 Source:  https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/
25 Nov, 2025 News Image India-Israel FTA talks: Strategic sectors must take centre stage over merchandise trade, says GTRI
India and Israel have revived negotiations for a long-pending Free Trade Agreement (FTA), nearly a decade after the last formal talks stalled, with experts saying the emphasis should be on strategic collaboration rather than merchandise trade.The Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) on Monday said that India–Israel trade remains modest, and the renewed push should focus on areas such as defence manufacturing, electronics, semiconductors, water and irrigation technology, precision agriculture, cybersecurity, and frontier R&D.“For both countries, therefore, the value of the renewed FTA effort lies less in merchandise trade and more in strategic cooperation -- in defence manufacturing, electronics, semiconductors, water and irrigation technology, precision agriculture, cybersecurity, and frontier R&D,” GTRI Founder Ajay Srivastava said.
 Source:  https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/
25 Nov, 2025 News Image Indonesia bans rice imports 17:05, 24 November 2025 Source: Antara
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 Source:  https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/indonesia-bans-rice-imports/