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Jul 22, 2025 News Image India-UK signing of trade pact on July 24; Piyush Goyal to accompany PM Modi.
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will accompany Prime Minister Narendra Modi to London for the signing of the free trade agreement between India and the UK on July 24, an official said on Monday. The two countries announced the conclusion of the negotiations for the trade agreement on May 6.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jul 22, 2025 News Image India-UK FTA set to boost bilateral trade by £25.5 billion annually: British High Commission official.
Deputy Trade Commissioner for South Asia at the British High Commission, Anna Shotbolt has said that the India-UK Free Trade Agreement is projected to increase bilateral trade between the two countries by £25.5 billion annually. She highlighted that under this FTA, there are provisions for tariff reductions on 90 per cent of traded goods between the two countries.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jul 21, 2025 News Image India procures 99,200 tons of onions for buffer stock.
Two central agencies in India have procured approximately 99,200 U.S. tons of onions from farmer-producer companies, as part of the government's buffer stock target of 330,700 tons. The National Agricultural Co-operative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (Nafed) and the National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India Limited (NCCF) made purchases at an average price of around US$196 per metric ton (Rs 1,634 per quintal) over the past three weeks. Currently, procurement continues at approximately US$189 per metric ton (Rs 1,575 per quintal), as set by the Department of Consumer Affairs.
 Source:  freshplaza.com
Jul 21, 2025 News Image Piyush Goyal Holds Talks With Saudi Investment Minister To Boost India-Saudi Trade Ties.
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal held talks on Thursday with Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Investment, Khalid Al-Falih, to strengthen trade and investment relations between the two countries. The virtual discussion focused on enhancing economic cooperation, promoting mutual growth, fostering innovation, and exploring avenues for long-term strategic collaboration.
 Source:  ddnews.gov.in
Jul 21, 2025 News Image Inking of India-UK trade pact, ties with Maldives focus of PM Modi’s visit this week.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to the United Kingdom and the Maldives from July 23 to 26, the government said on Sunday. While India and the UK are likely to formally sign the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) during the visit, Modi will be the guest of honour at the Maldives’ Independence Day celebrations.
 Source:  indianexpress.com
Jul 21, 2025 News Image India's sugar exports touch around 700,000 tonnes, hopes of 900,000 tonnes by Sep.
India exported 650,000–700,000 tonnes of sugar between 20 January and mid-July, and the world's second-largest producer may ship out more if global white sugar prices increase from the current low levels of $484 per tonne, according to traders. The sweetener was exported to Somalia, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Djibouti, UAE, Libya and Tanzania after the Centre on 20 January allowed exports of one million tonnes.
 Source:  livemint.com
Jul 21, 2025 News Image India-Argentina hold second Joint Working Group meet on agriculture cooperation.
The 2ndJoint Working Group (JWG), meeting on Agriculture between India and Argentina was held with the Indian co-chair, Devesh Chaturvedi, secretary, Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, joining the session virtually. The meeting was co-chaired by Sergio Iraeta, secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, from the Argentina. Both underscored the significance of the meeting as a key milestone in deepening bilateral cooperation in the fields of agriculture and allied sectors.
 Source:  fnbnews.com
Jul 21, 2025 News Image Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan meets farmers at the groundnut fields of Gujarat.
Union Minister of Agriculture, Farmers’ Welfare, and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, today met groundnut farmers during his visit to Gujarat. He visited groundnut fields in Manekvada village of Junagadh and interacted with farmers to gather information from them. The Union Minister also joined the farmers in the field and participated in the weeding and hoeing of groundnut crops.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
Jul 21, 2025 News Image Farm to fork: Govt, consumers nudge farmers and industry to modernise agri processing.
With the last few Budgets laying immense focus on modernising the farm sector through the agriculture infrastructure upgradation, fiscal incentives to build community assets, streamlined supply chains, reduced food wastage and food branding, the concept of ‘Farm to Fork’ is becoming an increasing reality in the Indian context. In fact, initiatives such as National Agriculture Market (e-NAM), Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) and PM Fasal Bima Yojana can ease the access to both markets and infrastructure for farmers and improve their returns by reaching the customer forks, far more directly.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
Jul 21, 2025 News Image US may ease dairy demands in trade deal, pushes for GM crop access.
The US is inclined to keep dairy out of the purview of the India-US bilateral trade agreement (BTA) on India’s insistence that it was a highly sensitive sector and a means of livelihood for lakhs of rural families. However, it is continuing to push India to offer concessions on a range of agricultural products, including soyabean and corn, sources have said.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com