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India’s 2025 beef production (mostly carabeef) is forecast to reach 4.64 million metric tons (MMT), up from 4.57 MMT in 2024, on steady domestic and increased export demand.

FAS Mumbai forecasts MY 2024/25 Indian raw cotton exports at 1.2 million 480 lb. bales, 55 percent lower than previous estimate, due to India lint prices trading four percent higher than global prices, prompting buyers to prefer finer quality machine-picked cotton from foreign origins.

On September 25, 2024, India’s Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoAFW) released final production estimates of major crops for Indian crop year (ICY) 2023/2024 (July-June). MoAFW estimated grain production at a record 332.3 million metric tons (MMT) due to record production of rice and wheat.

India’s domestic apple production in marketing year (MY) 2024/2025 is forecast 6 percent higher at 2.55 million metric tons (MMT) due to favorable weather conditions in the apple growing regions.

The COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing nationwide lockdown has impacted local demand for imported food and agricultural products.

India’s market year (MY) 2020/21 apple and pear production are estimated at 2.3 million metric tons (MMT) and 305,000 metric tons (MT), respectively, as unfavorable weather conditions...

On December 18, 2020, the Government of India’s Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued new regulations and standards for alcoholic beverages.

On December 18, 2020, the Government of India’s (GOI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published in its Gazette the Food Safety and Standards (Fortification of Foods)...

On December 22, 2020, the Government Of India’s (GOI), Ministry of Road Transport and Highways published a Draft Automotive Industry Standard (AIS) containing procedural and safety requirements...

On December 16, 2020, the Government of India’s (GOI) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a subsidy of $475.8 million to facilitate sugar...

The Government of India’s Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) notified the Food Safety and Standards (Foods for Infant Nutrition) Regulations, 2020 in the Official Gazette of India.

The planting of the winter rabi crops for the Indian crop year (ICY) 2020/2021 (July-June) is ahead of last year due to a timely harvest of the kharif (fall harvested) crops...