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Post forecasts MY 2018/19 cotton acreage at 12.35 million hectares with a production forecast of 28.1 million 480 lb. bales.

FAS Mumbai forecasts marketing year (MY) 2018/19 cotton acreage at 12.35 million hectares and production at 28.5 million 480-pound (lb) bales. Indian cotton exports will remain slow.

On September 17 2018, the Government of India’s (GOI) Ministry of Finance (MOF) extended the implementation date of an increase in the Basic Custom Duty on several U.S. agricultural products....

According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the cumulative rainfall for the Southwest Monsoon 2018 (June to September) was 9 percent lower than the fifty-year average....

India’s centrifugal sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2018/19 (October-September) is revised up to 35.9 million metric tons (MMT), 5 percent above last season....

India’s foodservice sector continues to rise as the number of restaurant diners grows.

Taiwan has a very dynamic food service industry exemplified by this year’s release of the first Michelin guide for Taipei.

India notified the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, toxins and Residues) Amendment Regulations 2018, relating to the tolerance limits of antibiotics and other veterinary drugs....

On August 14, 2018, the Government of India’s Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) notified the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives)....

The Government of India’s Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has extended the September 30 deadline allowing imported organic products to enter India....

On October 9, Taiwan completed a Simultaneous-Buy and Sell (SBS) tender for 3,000 tons of U.Sorigin rice at $162 per ton for delivery by April 30, 2019.

On June 29, 2018, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued a notice that disallowed the use of several ingredients, listed in Appendix-1, that are currently under review....