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India’s food processing sector continues to expand in response to changing demographics, strong local and international brands, emerging modern retail and growing consumer acceptance of processed food

Although small, traditional outlets dominate the Indian food retail sector and account for 98 percent of sales...

India’s food service sector continues expanding as the number of travelers increase and more consumers dine at restaurants.

India is a small and growing market for imported consumer food products.

The Government of India (GOI) announced a price fixing scheme for fuel ethanol procurement for parastatal oil marketing companies (OMCs).

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India provided a six-month extension for compliance with its labeling requirements for printed logos and license numbers on packaged foodstuffs.

EU-28 citrus production is forecast at approximately 11 MMT, a slight decrease of 3.2 percent from the previous campaign.

The Government of India (GOI) continues to consider rice imports for distribution under governmental feeding programs in the northeastern states, but to date, has not made a decision.

The European Commission (EC) launched an online public consultation to help define criteria for endocrine disruptors as required by the regulations on biocides and plant protection products.

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India published draft regulations for public comments on the inclusion of Pullulan as a food additive in the Food Standards and Additives Regulation, 2011.

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published draft regulations for public comment, which primarily focus on setting maximum limits for trans fatty acid.

Post’s MY 2014/15 production forecast is 30.6 million 480 lb. bales, marginally lower than the USDA forecast.