Keralam’s first export consignment under India-New Zealand FTA flagged off.
Keralam’s first export consignment under the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was flagged off from the Cochin Port here on Friday (October 16, 2026). The Office of the Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Kochi, organised the ceremony to mark the dispatch of the consignment, comprising spices sourced from the State.
Source: thehindu.com
Cabinet Secretariat flags delay in pulse research scheme, Agriculture Ministry says ‘expediting’ it.
The first year of the six-year Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses (2025-26 to 2030-31) is already over and no research project has yet been approved against the allocation of Rs 500 crore. The Agriculture Ministry, on Sunday, vowed to expedite the process.
Source: indianexpress.com
India visit strengthens New Zealand apple partnership.
As the India-New Zealand FTA enters into force, New Zealand’s apple industry has reaffirmed its commitment to the long-term development of India’s apple sector. At the beginning of October, New Zealand Apples and Pears (NZAPI) chief executive Danielle Adsett and Apple Action Plan project manager Lachlan McKay travelled with special agricultural trade envoy Nathan Guy for a week-long visit to India to advance plans for an India-based Centre of Excellence.
Source: fruitnet.com
New ICAR-IIHR Technology tackles fruit fly, Anthracnose in mangoes.
ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (ICAR-IIHR), Bengaluru, has developed a postharvest hot water treatment protocol that could help Indian mango exporters reduce handling time, limit fruit spoilage and improve the quality of shipments destined for domestic and international markets. The technology combines the control of fruit fly infestation and anthracnose disease in a single treatment, addressing two persistent postharvest challenges for mango supply chains. It could also help prevent internal breakdown in Alphonso mangoes, a problem associated with the longer hot water treatment previously recommended for fruit fly control.
Source: agrospectrumindia.com
Haryana's paddy procurement crosses 15.52 LT, Rs 1,221 crore disbursed to farmers.
Government agencies have so far purchased 15.52 lakh tonnes (LT) of paddy under Haryana's Kharif procurement operations this year and disbursed Rs 1,221 crore to farmers, an official said on Thursday. Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi reviewed the ongoing procurement operations on Thursday, assessing the progress of paddy arrivals, purchases, lifting, farmer payments and technology-driven initiatives aimed at making the procurement system more efficient, transparent and farmer-friendly.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
India-US trade pact in last leg of legal drafting, says Piyush Goyal.
Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said the first phase of the India-US trade pact was undergoing legal drafting, expressing hope that it would be finalised soon and operationalised once India secured a competitive advantage over peer countries. Goyal said the free trade pact between India and the EU would be signed in December and come into force in February or March next year.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
India's edible oil imports dip 7 pc to 15.44 lakh ton in Sep: SEA.
India's edible oil imports fell 7 per cent in September to 15.44 lakh tonnes, mainly due to a sharp decline in shipments of crude sunflower oil, according to industry body SEA. The imports stood at 16.58 lakh tonnes in the same month last year.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
India, Canada to hold next round of trade pact talks in November.
India and Canada will hold the next round of negotiations on the proposed free trade agreement in early November here, according to the commerce ministry. Chief negotiators from the two countries concluded the fifth round of negotiations for the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) on October 9 in Canada.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
India-New Zealand FTA Comes Into Force on October 20; Canada Deal Targeted by Year-End.
The India-New Zealand free trade agreement will come into force on October 20, and India and Canada are aiming to conclude negotiations on their trade pact by the end of 2026, according to a Commerce Ministry presentation on Thursday. The agreement, signed in April 2026, gives Indian exports duty-free access to the New Zealand market. The ministry named textiles, leather, footwear, engineering goods and processed agricultural products as the sectors set to benefit.
Source: openthemagazine.com
केंद्रीय वाणिज्य और उद्योग मंत्री श्री पीयूष गोयल ने वाणिज्य भवन में राष्ट्रीय रणनीतिक व्यापार कमान केंद्र का शुभारंभ किया|
केंद्रीय वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री श्री पीयूष गोयल ने नई दिल्ली स्थित वाणिज्य भवन में राष्ट्रीय रणनीतिक व्यापार कमान केंद्र (एनएसटीसीसी) का उद्घाटन किया। इस अवसर पर वाणिज्य सचिव श्री राजेश अग्रवाल और विदेश व्यापार महानिदेशक (डीजीएफटी) श्री लव अग्रवाल भी उपस्थित थे।
Source: pib.gov.in