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30 Sep, 2025 News Image Philippines rice import suspension could last to end of 2025 to support local farmers.
AN ongoing two-month suspension of rice imports will be extended by at least 30 days as the government moves to shore up palay buying prices, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said on Monday. 'I met with the President last week. It was decided that our import ban will be extended by a minimum of 30 days,' Tiu Laurel said in a mix of English and Filipino.
 Source:  manilatimes.net
30 Sep, 2025 News Image Africa’s trade realignments shift toward Asian partners.
African trade links with China, India and Russia are not new. Each has been growing steadily since the BRICS trade bloc was established in 2009, an intergovernmental organisation comprising Brazil, India, China, Russia, and South Africa, among others. What is new in 2025 is the imposition of tariffs on African goods, reducing the continent’s access to US markets. There are exceptions because US manufacturers covet Africa’s natural resources like rare earth minerals. For the rest of Africa’s products, Washington’s tariffs range from 15% on Ghanaian goods to 30% on South African goods and 50% on Lesotho goods.
 Source:  polity.org.za
30 Sep, 2025 News Image India’s trade compass points everywhere at once as FTAs and deals multiply.
India is quietly but steadily positioning itself at the centre of global trade networks. With multiple free trade agreements (FTAs) and strategic partnerships under discussion, the country is signalling rising ambitions for economic cooperation across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has been candid, 'The government is in active negotiations with several countries for Free Trade Agreements (FTAs).'
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
30 Sep, 2025 News Image Russia exports rapeseed oil to India for the first time.
According to expert estimates in 2025 Russia exported rapeseed oil to India for the first time on record - 1.5 thousand tons worth $1.6 million. Previously no shipments of this product had been recorded reports Zerno On-Line.
 Source:  apk-inform.com
30 Sep, 2025 News Image FTA talks underway with several countries including US, New Zealand, Oman, Peru and Chile: Piyush Goyal.
India is negotiating free trade agreements (FTAs) with a number of countries including the US, New Zealand, Oman, Peru, Chile, and the European Union, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday. He said that Qatar and Bahrain too are keen to negotiate trade pacts with India.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
30 Sep, 2025 News Image Plant protection a thorn in boosting India, Russia agricultural trade.
India and Russia are looking to expand their cooperation in trade and education in the agriculture sector by removing some bottlenecks, but given the resistance to move forward with suitable reforms, it may take time to reach some agreements. As Russia has been insisting on earmarking a pest-free zone for enabling more exports, India has been arguing it should be based on testing of products for pests. Several agri products like potato, pomegranate, fisheries and dairy items have been identified by India where there is scope for expansion. The Russian side wants exports of products only from pest-free zones, so that those are better monitored, the sources said.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
30 Sep, 2025 News Image Free trade pact talks on with multiple nations, US too: Commerce & industry minister Piyush Goyal.
India is negotiating free trade agreements (FTAs) with a number of countries including the US, New Zealand, Oman, Peru, Chile and the EU, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said Monday. He also said the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) between India and four-nation European Free Trade Association (EFTA) will come into force from October 1. It was signed on March 10, 2024.
 Source:  conomictimes.indiatimes.com
29 Sep, 2025 News Image India, Russia discuss BRICS grain exchange plan to boost agriculture trade ties.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev in New Delhi on Thursday (September 25, 2025) and discussed plans of creating a common agricultural food exchange that will help in boosting agriculture trade among the BRICS member-countries. Mr. Modi conveyed his greetings to President Vladimir Putin saying he is looking forward to welcoming him for the 23rd India-Russia annual summit to be hosted here later this year.
 Source:  thehindu.com
29 Sep, 2025 News Image Argentina consolidates itself as India’s most reliable supplier of quality edible oils.
The relationship between India and Argentina flows far beyond oil. An important delegation from Argentina’s Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, together with the Rosario Board of Trade, visited India’s capital to expand agricultural cooperation with the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Food and Consumer Affairs of India, and to participate in the region’s most important vegetable oil congress in Mumbai.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
29 Sep, 2025 News Image Spreading the aroma of Araku Valley Coffee.
The Araku Valley Coffee, a unique variant of Arabica coffee from the Eastern Ghats, has come a long way, says Kalpana Kumari, Managing Director of Andhra Pradesh Girijan Cooperative Corporation (GCC). Addressing a gathering after receiving the bl Changemaker - Financial Transformation here on Friday, she said the award is a testimony to the hard work of hundreds of employees of the GCC and thousands of farmers in the Eastern Ghats.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com