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Feb 05, 2026 'Kisan hit surakshit,' assures Agriculture Minister Shivraj Chouhan on India-US trade deal. Asserting that the India-US trade deal is 'a new example' of diplomacy, development and dignity, Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday said that the agreement was finalised with due care to safeguard the 'interests of Indian farmers.' The India-US trade deal reduces tariffs on Indian goods in the US to 18 per cent, while Washington has claimed the deal will help it export more agricultural products to New Delhi. Source: lokmattimes.com
Feb 05, 2026 Trade deal: US to export farm products to India's 'massive' market, says Agri Secy Brooke Rollins. The proposed India-US trade understanding that Washington says will open India’s 'massive' market to American agricultural products has triggered fresh questions in New Delhi, with no official word yet on what commitments, if any, India has made on farm imports — a politically and economically sensitive issue. Source: tribuneindia.com
Feb 05, 2026 India's agri and dairy sectors remain untouched under deal with US: Goyal. Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has provided the first official government briefing on the newly announced India-US trade agreement. Amidst a backdrop of intense parliamentary debate and opposition scrutiny, Goyal categorically stated that India’s 'red lines'—specifically the agriculture and dairy sectors—have remained untouched and fully protected under the deal. Source: fnbnews.com
Feb 05, 2026 Indian govt plans to transform agriculture sector via cooperatives. One of the proposals in the Indian Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday that has gone unnoticed is a strategy to transform Indian agriculture by tapping the cooperatives. Pointing to Demand No. 16 for the Ministry of Cooperation, experts in the agriculture sector say a grant-in-aid of Rs.450 crore has been provided to the National Cooperative Exports Ltd (NCEL). Source: thehindubusinessline.com
Feb 05, 2026 Tariff cut to open door wider for exports, lift rupee, fund inflows: Nirmala Sitharaman. The US slashing tariffs on goods is a 'very big development' for India’s exporters and will have a positive impact on the rupee and boost fund flows into India, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. India already contributes significantly to global growth and the tariff cut puts India at a different level altogether, Sitharaman said in a postbudget interview with ET in her chamber at the parliamentary house. Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
Feb 05, 2026 No levy on US goods, but India's agriculture shielded: US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The Trump administration is working to put details of its trade deal with New Delhi on paper, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Tuesday. It will reduce Indian tariffs on American industrial goods to zero, from 13.5%, and eliminate duties, but allow India some agricultural import protections. Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
Feb 05, 2026 Pact with India better than US’ other agreements, says Piyush Goyal. The trade deal with the US is better than those Washington has struck with India’s competitors, said commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal, adding that it’s been reached without compromising the interests of the agriculture and dairy sectors. Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
Feb 05, 2026 'India is Tanzania’s No. 2 market for avocado exports, behind Europe'. India's avocado imports from Tanzania are ramping up fast with the 2025/26 season already underway in key regions like Njombe and Mbeya, says Augustine Mkisi, Managing Director of Abundant Fresh Export Limited, an avocado exporter. 'Production and exports grow every season, especially to India and Europe. Our peak runs from February through mid-September, led by Hass and Fuerte varieties showing the strongest potential.' Source: freshplaza.com
Feb 05, 2026 'Indian red onions attract stronger prices in re-export markets than Dubai hub itself'. India's red onion exports are moving steadily through winter peaks, says Cyril Chakranarayan of Olive Import Export, an Indian fresh produce exporter. 'Dubai takes the lion's share from Nashik with up to 60 containers flowing daily at peak for repacking and re-export to Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, and Bahrain.' Source: freshplaza.com
Feb 05, 2026 FM’s push for high-value nut crops sparks hope for J&K walnut trade. The announcement by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech on Sunday to support the high-value nut crops, including walnut, has brought a fresh wave of optimism for nearly seven lakh people whose livelihoods depend on the struggling walnut trade in Jammu and Kashmir. Following the announcement, the air in the valley orchards feels a little lighter and a possible answer to the struggle which was not limited to the harvest but also about their survival. Source: kashmirreader.com
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