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22 Dec, 2025 News Image French apple season in India backed by 1.485 million ton crop.
The Interprofessional Association for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, known as Interfel, is promoting the new French apple season in India as part of a broader European fruit and vegetable outreach programme. French apples are being presented to the Indian market following a 2025 harvest that shows stable production levels. French apple output for 2025 is estimated at 1.485 million tonnes, representing a 4% increase compared with 2024 and a level 3% above the three-year average. Production stability has been maintained despite weather-related challenges affecting several other apple-producing regions globally.
 Source:  freshplaza.com
22 Dec, 2025 News Image India, Netherlands set up joint trade, investment committee.
India and the Netherlands have set up a Joint Trade and Investment Committee (JTIC) to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation, the commerce and industry ministry said on Friday. An MoU was inked in this regard between the two countries.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
22 Dec, 2025 News Image Government Implements ATMA, STRY, SMAM and DAY-NRLM to Strengthen Farm Extension, Skill Development and Rural Livelihoods.
A Centrally Sponsored Scheme 'Support to State Extension Programs for Extension Reforms' (ATMA) is being implemented in 734 districts of 28 states & 5 UTs for promoting decentralized and farmer-friendly extension system in the country since 2005-06. The objective of the Scheme is to support State Government’s efforts and to make available latest agricultural technologies and good agricultural practices in different thematic areas of agriculture and allied areasto farmers to modernize agriculture through different extension activities viz; Farmers Training, Skill Training of Rural Youth, Demonstrations, Exposure Visits, Kisan Mela, Mobilization of Farmers Groups and organizing Farm Schools etc.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
22 Dec, 2025 News Image India fast-tracks key reforms to shield itself from US tariffs.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government pushed through far-reaching policy reforms in the final parliamentary session of the year, seeking to bolster the economy in the face of trade headwinds. In one of its most active winter sittings in recent years, the Parliament approved bills to open the nuclear industry to private firms and allow full foreign ownership of insurance companies. The finance minister also tabled a proposal to unify India’s securities market laws under a single code, modernizing the framework to encourage more market participation.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
22 Dec, 2025 News Image Fresh India Show 2026 dates announced.
Fresh India Show returns to Mumbai in 2026 with a stronger focus on India's dual role as both a sourcing hub and a fast‑growing market for imported fresh produce, says M. B. Naqvi, Chief Coordinator and CEO of the event. 'The 8th edition of Fresh India Show, or FIS 2026, will be held on 29–30 May 2026 at the CIDCO Exhibition & Convention Center in Mumbai. This edition will emphasize India's export readiness and sustainable growth in fresh produce and cold‑chain infrastructure, while connecting stakeholders across production, post‑harvest, trade, retail, and technology.'
 Source:  freshplaza.com
22 Dec, 2025 News Image India–Oman CEPA opens zero-duty access for fruit and vegetables.
India and Oman have signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement that provides duty-free access for selected Indian fruit and vegetable products entering the Omani market. The agreement was signed in Muscat and applies to a range of agricultural and processed food items, with the scope here limited to fruit and vegetables.
 Source:  freshplaza.com
22 Dec, 2025 News Image India says no case of rice dumping in the US, cites high basmati prices.
Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal on Monday said that India mainly exports expensive basmati rice to the US, and there is no case for dumping of the commodity in the American market. He said that already, a 50 per cent tariff is there on Indian rice.
 Source:  firstpost.com
22 Dec, 2025 News Image Government Monitors Agricultural Imports and Exports to Protect Farmers’ Interests.
The Government maintains continuous oversight over the country’s import and export activities and revises trade policies as necessary to safeguard domestic interests. For essential agricultural commodities, there is an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) including Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare as a member, which keeps a close and regular watch on essential agricultural commodities, analyzing factors that affect their availability and market conditions.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
22 Dec, 2025 News Image India-EU trade pact: Piyush Goyal to visit Brussels on January 8-9.
New Delhi, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will visit Brussels on January 8-9 next year for talks with his EU counterpart to give an impetus to a proposed trade pact, for which negotiations are in the last phase, an official said. During the two-day visit, Goyal will meet the Executive Vice-President and European Commissioner for Trade of the European Union, Maros Sefcovic.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
19 Dec, 2025 News Image India gets unprecedented market access in Oman trade pact
The pact would help Indian exporters, reeling under the impact of 50% tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on Indian goods, to diversify shipments in West Asia region, a gateway to Africa and Europe. Oman has offered to ease norms for Indian companies operating in the Gulf country under the CEPA allowing them to employ up to 50% of their total staff from their India office.
 Source:  https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/