APEDA invites bids for auction paddy auction.
The Agricultural and Processed Foods Products Export Development Authority-(APEDA) has invited bids for auction of approx 50 quintals of paddy. The stock, comprising different graded Basmati varieties, is currently stored at the Basmati Rice Export Development Foundation’s Demonstration and Training (D&T) Farm located in Modipuram, Meerut.
Source: fnbnews.com
Russian Sunflower Oil Exports To India Up 34.7% In 7M 2026.
Russia’s sunflower oil producers earned US$1.17 billion from exports to India in the seven-month period January-July 2026, up 34.7% from US$868.8 million during the same period last year, according to the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Export revenues more than doubled from US$54.1 million in June to US$120.2 million in July alone.
Source: russiaspivottoasia.com
India opens market to Uzbek pomegranates and fresh chilli peppers.
India has approved imports of fresh pomegranates and chilli peppers from Uzbekistan, with the decision published by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare in the Gazette of India on August 31. The products can enter the Indian market under the country's phytosanitary risk management requirements.
Source: freshplaza.com
India seeks tariff rate quotas for crops, recognition of its economic heft as trade talks with Canada near finish line.
Canada and India are on track to wrap up talks by December on a trade deal addressing everything from food exports to financial services, but New Delhi’s envoy to Ottawa says the agreement must reflect the massive difference between the size of the two economies. 'I always say negotiations move at the speed of trust, and so if there is a lot of trust between both sides, negotiations move very fast,' Dinesh K. Patnaik, the high commissioner of India to Canada, said last week in an interview with The Logic. 'I think the trust has built up.'
Source: thelogic.co
Himachal apple growers seek support price hike as import competition grows.
Apple growers in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir are facing pressure from rising input costs, weaker prices, weather-related crop losses, and concerns over increasing import competition. In Himachal Pradesh, Congress MLA Kuldeep Singh Rathore has called for the apple support price under the Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) to be increased from Rs 12 per kg (US$0.13) to at least Rs 20 per kg (US$0.22). He cited higher expenditure on labor, fertilizers, manure, fungicides, and pesticides, as well as crop losses. Around 13-14 Congress MLAs have submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu requesting the increase.
Source: freshplaza.com
India-New Zealand FTA sets import quotas for apples and kiwifruit.
The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement will enter into force on October 20, 2026, following completion of the countries' internal procedures. The agreement was signed on April 27, 2026, while implementing legislation was passed by the New Zealand Parliament on September 16.
Source: freshplaza.com
India-New Zealand FTA kicks in from October 20: Indian exporters get duty-free access from day one as both nations target Rs 35,000 crore trade by 2030.
The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will come into force on October 20, giving Indian exporters duty-free access to the country from day one across all tariff lines, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said Monday.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
India to study US Sanctions Act: Piyush Goyal.
India will study the US' Lindsey Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 and its possible impact on India, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said Monday. 'Details are currently coming out. We will study them and discuss them with you at an appropriate time,' Goyal said. US President Donald Trump on September 18 signed the Act, which authorises the President to impose tariffs of up to 100% on countries buying Russian oil and gas, including China and India.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
China goes shopping in India as exports jump 39% and BRICS trade picks up.
India's exports are finding more traction across some of the world's biggest emerging and developed markets, with shipments to the four core BRICS economies rising 34% to $19.9 billion in the first five months of 2026-27, PTI has reported. Exports to China alone jumped 39%, while shipments to South Africa surged 58%.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
India, Canada to hold next round of talks from October 5 for proposed trade pact: Piyush Goyal.
The negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and Canada are progressing and the next round of talks will be held from October 5, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday. the next 90 days should be a very defining period in the Canada-India relationship, he told reporters.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com