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May 16, 2025 News Image Bumper Rice Crop To Enable India Export 24 Mn Tons in 2025-26; Target 40% Global Rice Market.
India is poised to export approximately 24 million tonnes of rice in the 2025–26 marketing year (October–September), potentially capturing around 40 per cent of global rice trade, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). This optimistic projection is underpinned by India's substantial foodgrain reserves, estimated at 66.16 million tonnes as of April 27, 2025.
 Source:  knnindia.co.in
May 16, 2025 News Image S Jaishankar rebuts Trump’s ‘zero tariff’ claim, says discussions still on.
India's trade negotiations with the US are complicated and nothing is decided till everything is, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday. He was speaking ahead of commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal's visit to Washington-starting May 17-for discussions on the proposed Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA).
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
May 16, 2025 News Image India's Exports to US Surge 27.3% in April.
India's exports to the US rose by 27.3 per cent to USD 8.42 billion, while imports surged by 63.76 per cent to USD 5.24 billion in April, according to the commerce ministry data. Trade experts said that domestic exporters have rushed to deliver their orders to avoid the reciprocal tariffs announced by the Trump administration on April 2.
 Source:  money.rediff.com
May 16, 2025 News Image 'South African and Egyptian citrus continue to be the most popular in India'.
The consumer in India has a taste for domestically grown citrus, but certainly for imported varieties as well, says Shubha Rawal, head of sourcing of IG International: 'The citrus market in India is currently quite dynamic. We're seeing steady demand for imported citrus fruits, especially during the off-season for local produce. Domestically, Indian citrus varieties like kinnow and mosambi dominate, but there is a clear appetite for high-quality, seedless, and easy-peel imported citrus. The market has matured significantly, with consumers becoming more aware of taste, origin, and quality. Retail and modern trade are playing a key role in expanding this segment further.'
 Source:  freshplaza.com
May 16, 2025 News Image UP sets target to raise horticultural produce from 6% to 20% by 2027.
The state govt on Wednesday said that it aimed to increase the area under horticulture crops from the current 11.6% to 16% by 2027. Simultaneously, the state set a goal to raise the processing of horticultural produce from 6% to 20% within the same timeframe.According to a state govt spokesperson, the state planned an investment of Rs 11,000 crore for encouraging mega food processing units and developing the necessary infrastructure to support them.
 Source:  timesofindia.indiatimes.com
May 16, 2025 News Image Telangana legally exporting rice to Philippines: Civil supplies.
Civil Supplies Commissioner DS Chauhan on Wednesday said the state government was exporting rice to the Philippines under a government-to-government (G2G) agreement. He asserted that the export of rice is completely legal. Responding to recent reports in the AP media, Chauhan noted that the paddy production in Telangana has increased tremendously but milling and storage capacity has not increased proportionately.
 Source:  newindianexpress.com
May 16, 2025 News Image Fruit plantation area in Maharashtra goes up; exports and govt schemes boost growth.
The area under fruit plantations in Maharashtra increased by 68,541 hectares, from 13.32 lakh hectares in the 2023-24 financial year to 14 lakh hectares in 2024-25, agriculture department officials said. Mango, pomegranate, guava, lemon, custard apple, coconut and fig were among the fruits that significantly pushed the area under cultivation up, a senior official from the horticulture department said.
 Source:  timesofindia.indiatimes.com
May 16, 2025 News Image India presents a big opportunity for US sorghum exports.
As trade tensions with China resurface, U.S. sorghum producers are bracing for impact and also looking ahead to new opportunities. Amy France, chair of the board of directors with National Sorghum Producers, says the sorghum sector is once again facing trade pressures — challenges that feel familiar but come with a new level of financial stress for producers.
 Source:  realagriculture.com
May 15, 2025 News Image Agriculture, public service key to achieve developed India goal: ICAR director general.
Emphasising that the aim of developed India cannot be achieved without developing the country’s agriculture sector, Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) Director General M L Jat on Wednesday observed that government officials sincerely serving general public would help in achieving Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Vikshit Bharat in the years to come. Jat, who is also the secretary of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), made these comments after inaugurating a training programme for officers from various Ministries and Departments (MDOs) of the Central government as part of the ‘Rashtriya Karmayogi – Large Scale Jan Seva Programme’, in the national capital.
 Source:  thestatesman.com
May 15, 2025 News Image India's trade minister to lead delegation to US for trade talks, say sources.
India's trade minister Piyush Goyal will lead a trade delegation to the United States starting May 16 to advance trade negotiations, two government officials said on Tuesday, as both countries push for a bilateral trade pact. Goyal's visit follows U.S. Vice President JD Vance's trip to New Delhi last month and amid renewed efforts to secure a deal aimed at avoiding U.S. tariffs and to court President Donald Trump's administration.
 Source:  reuters.com