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Jan 29, 2026 Turkish products excluded from India, EU FTA benefits. Indian products can enter Turkiye via Europe, but Turkiye cannot send goods to India under the India-European Union free trade agreement (FTA) terms, officials said. Under the EU-Turkey Customs Union, Turkiye has to match the EU's common external tariff. So, when the EU lowers its tariffs for an FTA partner such as India, Turkiye would have to extend the same benefit to India. Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jan 29, 2026 India, EU working to make FTA operational at earliest. India and EU are working on an accelerated timeframe and have political will for the free trade agreement to become operational at the earliest, according to people in the know. Sources here said FTA does not need approval by each of 27 EU member states. Before being operational, FTA will undergo legal scrubbing, followed by its presentation to EU Council and then EU Parliament, sources said, adding there is political commitment on both sides to make FTA operational at the earliest. FTA can be operational within a year, it is expected. Sources said India is in touch with various stakeholders in the EU for early operationalisation of FTA. Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jan 29, 2026 India-US trade talks continue in cordial atmosphere: Official. The negotiations between India and the US on a proposed bilateral trade agreement are continuing in a 'very, very' cordial atmosphere, an official said on Wednesday. A delegation from the office of the US Trade Representative, led by Deputy US Trade Representative Ambassador Rick Switzer, was here in December 2025 for trade talks. Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jan 29, 2026 India-EU FTA could increase bilateral trade by up to 65%: Report. A new analysis by the Kiel Institute for World Economy shows that 'deeper EU-India integration could boost bilateral trade by 41 to 65 per cent,' significantly expand economic ties between the European Union and India at a time of rising global trade fragmentation. Together, these regions account for 21.1 per cent of global GDP and 23.4 per cent of the world's population. The analysis by the Institute shows that this deeper integration could not only boost bilateral trade but also expected to raise real incomes by 0.12 to 0.13 per cent of GDP on both sides while limiting dependence on riskier markets. Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jan 29, 2026 India’s pulses imports likely to drop by 30% during FY26 to 5 million tonnes. India’s pulses will likely decline by about a third to around 5 million tonnes during the current financial year against 7.3 million tonnes the previous fiscal year on higher carried forward stocks, weakening rupee against the dollar and levy of duty on yellow peas. 'India imported 7.3 million tonnes last year. I think this year we will end up with around 5 million tonnes. The imported quantity has come down significantly. A lot of quantity got carried over the last year and I think that is also a reason for decline in imports,' said Bimal Kothari, Chairman, India Pulses & Grains Association (IPGA), the apex trade body for the sector. Source: thehindubusinessline.com
Jan 29, 2026 India puts quantitative limit, minimum price, 20% duty on apple imports from EU. The Centre has said it will allow import of apples from the European Union countries at a Minimum Import Price (MIP) of Rs.80 per kg besides 20 per cent duty (against 50 per cent now). Further, there is also a quantitative restriction of a maximum of 50,000 tonnes, to be raised to 1,00,000 tonnes over 10 years, it said and added that all these safeguards will protect the domestic apple growers. Source: thehindubusinessline.com
Jan 29, 2026 Odisha farmers export strawberries to London. Farmers from Dhenkanal district of Odisha have exported 51 kg of fresh strawberries to London for the first time. The strawberries were cultivated and aggregated by Saptasajya Agro Producer Company Ltd, a farmer producer organisation (FPO) from Dhenkanal. Source: thehindubusinessline.com
Jan 29, 2026 Centre sets up high level committee to strengthen FPOs in Tamil Nadu. The government on Wednesday announced the formation of a high-level committee to strengthen Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) in Tamil Nadu, where over 460 FPOs have been set up under the government scheme and more than 1,000 producers’ groups operate overall. The committee has been asked to submit its report within two months. Source: thehindubusinessline.com
Jan 29, 2026 Progress of Area Coverage under Rabi Crops as on 23rd January 2026. Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released the progress of area coverage under rabi crops as on 23rd January 2026. Source: pib.gov.in
Jan 29, 2026 Philippines plans higher rice imports to stabilise supply. The Philippines, Vietnam’s largest rice export market, plans to import an additional 300,000 tonnes of rice in February 2026, according to the Philippine Department of Agriculture. The volume, around 50,000 tonnes higher than in January, will be purchased after existing shipments clear ports, as part of efforts to ensure supply stability while capping monthly imports to support prices for local farmers. Source: vir.com.vn
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