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Post has revised its India cotton area estimate to 13.3 million hectares, making it the highest cotton area in the country’s history.

Assuming a normal monsoon season (June-September), India’s fluid milk production is forecast to rise from an estimated 191 MMT in Calendar Year (CY) 2019 to 195 million metric tons....

Over the last decade, India’s political environment continues to thwart the development of agricultural biotechnology.

On February 1, 2020, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Government of India’s (GOI) annual budget for Indian Fiscal Year (IFY) 2020/21.

In calendar year (CY) 2019, the Government of India (GOI) extended the compliance timeline for the advertising and claims regulations, labeling of milk and milk products....

On February 26, 2019, the Government of India’s (GOI) Ministry of Finance (MOF) further deferred the implementation date, from March 2 to April 1, 2019, to increase the basic custom duty....

On December 27, 2018, the Government of India’s (GOI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published a notification to extend the compliance date on labeling requirements....

FAS Mumbai estimates marketing year (MY) 2018/19 production at 27.3 million 480-lb bales.

On December 31, 2018, the Government of India’s (GOI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) extended the compliance due date on residue levels for various food contaminants.

On December 27, 2018, the Government of India’s (GOI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued guidelines to extend the compliance date on standards for fortified foods.

The cumulative rainfall for the Northeast Monsoon 2018 reported by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), as of January 4, 2019, was 44 percent lower than the 50 year average.

FAS Mumbai estimates marketing year (MY) 2018/19 production at 27.3 million 480-lb bales.