Air cargo demand extends growth streak to 6 months driven by trade shifts and strong asia performance.
Global air cargo markets continued their positive trajectory in August 2025, with demand rising 4.1% year-on-year, marking the sixth consecutive month of growth, according to the latest data released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (CTK), saw international operations rise even faster at 5.1%. Meanwhile, overall capacity, measured in available cargo tonne-kilometres (ACTK), kept pace with a 3.7% increase.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
India-European Free Trade Association Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) to come into effect on 01 October 2025.
India-European Free Trade Association(EFTA) Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) will come into effect on 01 October 2025. The agreement was signed on 10th March 2024 at New Delhi.TEPA is a modern and ambitious agreement that incorporates, for the first time in any Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed by India, a commitment linked to investment and job creation.
Source: pib.gov.in
MAPCO ships 6,000 MT of black gram to India, Pakistan.
Myanmar Agribusiness Public Co Ltd (MAPCO) conveyed about 6,000 metric tonnes of black gram (locally called Matpe) to India and Pakistan in the second week of September 2025. MAPCO sent 4,250 metric tonnes of black gram SQ (Standard Quality) to India through Chennai Port and 1,725 metric tonnes to Pakistan via Karachi Port in the second week of September.
Source: gnlm.com.mm
Trade deal talks with Qatar from next week.
Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal will visit Doha next week to kick off talks for a bilateral trade agreement, adding another Gulf nation to the bouquet of countries negotiating trade treaties with India. UAE already has a pact with India. Sources said the minister will travel to Singapore as well, an ASEAN member with which India has a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) but is not satisfied with the outcomes. He will also meet European trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic on the sidelines of the G20 meet in South Africa in Nov. India and EU are trying to conclude an FTA by the year-end. The talks come amid turbulence in the US-India trade relations with 50% tariff on Indian goods entering American markets from Aug 27.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Progress of area coverage under Kharif crops as on 26.09.2025.
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 26th September 2025.
Source: pib.gov.in
Africa’s trade realignments shift toward Asian partners.
African trade links with China, India and Russia are not new. Each has been growing steadily since the BRICS trade bloc was established in 2009, an intergovernmental organisation comprising Brazil, India, China, Russia, and South Africa, among others. What is new in 2025 is the imposition of tariffs on African goods, reducing the continent’s access to US markets. There are exceptions because US manufacturers covet Africa’s natural resources like rare earth minerals. For the rest of Africa’s products, Washington’s tariffs range from 15% on Ghanaian goods to 30% on South African goods and 50% on Lesotho goods.
Source: polity.org.za
Union Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh Highlights India’s Dairy & Livestock Leadership at FAO Global Conference in Rome.
Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh addressed the 2nd Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation at Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome. At the High-level Ministerial session, Shri Singh highlighted India's farmer centric initiatives , Innovations and transformations that are driving inclusive growth in livestock and dairy sector in the country.
Source: pib.gov.in
FTA with EFTA to come into effect from October 1, 2025: Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal at UP International Trade Show.
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the EFTA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland), which was finalised in March 2024, will come into effect from October 1, 2025, said Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, while addressing the valedictory session of the UP International Trade Show today. Shri Goyal informed that the developed nations are keen to sign Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with India, which has already concluded such agreements with the UAE, Australia and the UK. India’s foreign exchange reserves have reached USD 700 billion.
Source: pib.gov.in
Philippines rice import suspension could last to end of 2025 to support local farmers.
AN ongoing two-month suspension of rice imports will be extended by at least 30 days as the government moves to shore up palay buying prices, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said on Monday. 'I met with the President last week. It was decided that our import ban will be extended by a minimum of 30 days,' Tiu Laurel said in a mix of English and Filipino.
Source: manilatimes.net
Russia exports rapeseed oil to India for the first time.
According to expert estimates in 2025 Russia exported rapeseed oil to India for the first time on record - 1.5 thousand tons worth $1.6 million. Previously no shipments of this product had been recorded reports Zerno On-Line.
Source: apk-inform.com