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Mar 26, 2025 News Image Bangladesh: 35,000 tonnes of rice arrive from India, Vietnam.
Two ships carrying 35,000 tonnes of rice have reached the Chattogram port. Of the two consignments, 22,500 tonnes of boiled rice transported by the MV Tanais Dream came from India. The rice was imported under an agreement through an international tender, the Ministry of Food said in a press release on Monday.
 Source:  daily-sun.com
Mar 26, 2025 News Image India, Nigeria strengthen bilateral ties.
The longstanding economic and diplomatic ties between India and Nigeria took center stage at the maiden edition of the India Trade Expo 2025, as both nations reaffirmed their commitment to deepening trade relations and fostering new investment prospects. They expressed concerns over the need to reverse the declining trade volume between both countries, which fell from $14.95 billion in 2022 to $7.89 billion in 2024.
 Source:  guardian.ng
Mar 26, 2025 News Image India Set to Maintain Sugar Export Quota on Ample Supplies.
India plans to maintain its one-million-ton sugar export quota for the current season, according to a person familiar with the matter, easing worries about possible supply restrictions that boosted global prices last week. The country will not bar outbound shipments as the world’s second-biggest producer will have enough stockpiles at the end of this season on Sept. 30, even after a drop in production, said the person, who asked not to be identified as the information is confidential. The country’s supplies are adequate to meet domestic demand for more than two months before crushing for next year’s crop begins, the person added.
 Source:  bloomberg.com
Mar 26, 2025 News Image Three-day talks on trade pact begin today: Govt weighs relief for US feedstock, cherries.
India could reduce customs tariffs on certain imports from the US, including feedstock such as gas and farm produce like cherries and pecan nuts, and seek easier regulatory barriers for its exports.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Mar 26, 2025 News Image Tariffs, market access for agricultural goods on agenda as U.S. trade delegation visits India.
Market access to agricultural products, a long-protected area in Indian imports, could be on the agenda as a U.S. delegation, headed by Brendan Lynch, the U.S. Trade Representative’s point-person for South and Central Asia, travels to India on Tuesday (March 25, 2025) for a five-day visit.
 Source:  thehindu.com
Mar 26, 2025 News Image India, US to focus on higher market access, lower import duty and trade barriers: Govt to Parliament.
India and the US would focus on increasing market access, reducing import duty and non-tariff barriers, and enhancing supply chain integration in the proposed bilateral trade agreement, the government told Parliament Tuesday.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Mar 26, 2025 News Image India top milk producer in the world: Animal Husbandry Minister.
India is the top producer of milk in the world and has set a target of producing 300 million metric tons (MMT) of milk in the next five years from the present 239 MMT, Union Minister of Animal Husbandry and Dairying Rajiv Ranjan Singh said in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Singh also said that ever since the Modi government has launched the Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) in 2014, the milk production in the country has increased by 63.5 per cent and the government is hopeful of further increasing it by 15 per cent in next three years.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Mar 25, 2025 News Image Tea exports increased from $852mn in 2023-24 to $900mn in 2024-25: Tea Board.
Tea exports from India increased from $852 million in 2023-24 financial year to $900 million in 2024-25, driven by the high quality of tea, particularly from South India, said M Muthukumar, executive director of the Tea Board of India-Coonoor, in Coimbatore on Monday. Tea Board India–Coonoor and the department of catering and hotel management of Sri Ramakrishna Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, jointly organised an event, ‘Tea Crafting 2k25', on the college campus on Monday.
 Source:  timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Mar 25, 2025 News Image Talks to start on Wednesday to clinch first part of US trade deal by Sept-Oct.
Indian and the United States officials will get down to finalising the contours of the proposed bilateral trade agreement, starting Wednesday, along with the terms of reference and schedule of what is expected to be a two-stage pact. A team led by assistant US trade representative for South and Central Asia Brendan Lynch will hold talks with his Indian counterpart Rajesh Agarwal, additional secretary in the commerce department, with the idea to clinch the first tranche of the deal by Sept-Oct. While it is still early days, the first tranche is expected to focus on tariff reduction by both sides as US President Donald Trump mounts pressure on slashing tariffs on high-end cars and EVs as well as whiskey and farm products.
 Source:  timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Mar 25, 2025 News Image Chilean President Gabriel Boric To Visit India To Boost Trade And Investment Ties.
Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font is set to embark on a historic visit to India from March 30 to April 6, marking the first visit by a Chilean head of state in 16 years. The visit is aimed at deepening political and economic relations, with a strong focus on trade diversification, investment collaboration, and technological partnerships with the world’s fifth-largest economy, according to an official press release from the Chilean government.
 Source:  newsx.com