Ministry of Food Processing Industries organizes Roundtable with Heads of Foreign Missions in India to discuss overseas participation in the World Food India-2025 in New Delhi.
Ministry of Food Processing Industries today organized Ambassadors’ Meet at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, New Delhi, to discuss overseas participation in the World Food India (WFI) 2025. The fourth edition of 'World Food India’ is being organised by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, from 25 – 28 September 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The event will showcase Indian Food Processing Sector, with collaborations and investments from global Stakeholders.
Source: pib.gov.in
India’s brown rice exports to UK set to rise after free trade pact.
Following the India-UK free trade agreement (FTA), India’s brown rice exports to the United Kingdom are expected to rise, potentially pushing its market share beyond the current 45 per cent. However, this growth hinges on Indian exporters’ ability to adhere to the UK’s stricter Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) standards, as the country is preparing to adopt quality norms similar to those of the European Union (EU).
Source: thehindubusinessline.com
Govt forms panel to review export barriers amid global trade woes: Focus on customs duties, GST, incentives.
The government has set up a committee to examine the impact of customs duties, export incentives and refunds, goods and services tax and export clearance procedures on India's outbound shipments amid a challenging global environment. The committee, comprising senior officials of the ministries of commerce and industry, and finance among others, and trade bodies, will propose solutions to ease documentation, customs processes, port clearances and logistics, officials said.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
India, Oman free trade agreement likely to be announced soon: Official.
The conclusion and signing of the proposed free trade agreement between India and Oman is expected to be announced soon, an official has said. The trade pact text is being translated into Arabic in Oman. After that, the cabinets of both countries will approve the agreement, according to the official.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
FAO Food Price Index edges up in July.
The FAO Food Price Index, a benchmark for world food commodity prices, averaged 130.1 points in July 2025, up 1.6 percent from June, driven primarily by rising international prices of meat and vegetable oils. Despite this monthly increase, the index remains 18.8 percent below its peak in March 2022, although 7.6 percent higher than its level in July 2024. The index tracks monthly changes in the international prices of a set of globally traded food commodities. In July, price increases in the meat and vegetable oil indices more than offset declines in the cereal, dairy and sugar indices.
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Govt may roll out Rs 2,250 crore export promotion mission soon: Official.
The government is expected to soon announce support measures under the proposed Rs 2,250 crore export promotion mission to help insulate industry from global trade uncertainties arising from Trump tariffs, an official said. 'We are in dialogue with exporters to see how we can support them best in different ways, like ease of doing business. We are looking at how to give a boost to domestic consumption. We are looking at new supply chains, which we can capture, new markets, and new products,' the official said.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
India is negotiating a trade agreement with US: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal.
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said India is negotiating trade agreements with several countries, including the US, and stressed that many nations are keen to engage with New Delhi on the trade front. He also exuded confidence that India's exports in 2025-26 will exceed last year's figures.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
Trade stalemate: It's all about Indian kisan vs American farmers.
Trade talks between India and the United States have ended in a stalemate after five rounds of negotiations. After imposing a 50% tariff on India, US President Donald Trump has indicated that no further trade negotiations between the two countries would take place unless the tariff matter is resolved. Asked about more trade negotiations between India and the US, Trump said, 'No, not until we get it resolved.'
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
Commercialization of CoEs for fruits and vegetables.
The Union Government, under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), provides support for setting up of Centres of Excellence (CoEs) for fruits and vegetables in collaboration with various stakeholders including bilateral partners. The Centres of Excellence (CoEs) in horticulture are established with the aim of serving as hubs for demonstration, training, and dissemination of the latest technologies in horticultural production by promoting capacity building, production and supply of planting material to potential farmers and adoption of new technologies in horticulture sector.
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Total area under Kharif crops.
The sowing operations for Kharif 2025-26 are still underway, and the first advance estimates for all major Kharif crops in the 2025-26 agricultural year (July–June) have not yet been released. The details of year-on-year percentage increase/decrease in the total area sown under kharif crops and percentage gain/loss in crop production, crop-wise; for the last three years is provided in the Annexure.
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