With the aim of rapid progress of agriculture sector in the country, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan has initiated State-wise discussions, under which the Union Minister held a meeting with a high-level delegation including Bihar Agriculture Minister, Shri Mangal Pande at Krishi Bhavan in New Delhi today.

Amidst recent concerns over Indian species being rejected abroad due to excessive residual pesticide levels, India itself has been stringent in its food import regulations. 

Japan will import 17,810 metric tons of feed-quality wheat, and 220 tons of barley for livestock use, via a simultaneous buy and sell (SBS) auction that closed late on Wednesday, Reuters reported, citing the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) on Wednesday.

A 13-member delegation from Bangladesh is on a six-day visit to India from 9th to 12th July 2024, to assess the possibilities of transhipment of Exim cargo of Bangladesh through Indian ports located on the East Coast. 

Rice export prices from Vietnam slipped to their lowest levels in a year, and Thai rates also dropped this week amid lacklustre demand, as markets awaited potential easing of restrictions by top exporter India.

Emphasising the need for cheaper and quicker transport service to boost export of UP’s mangoes, minister of state (Independent charge) for horticulture, agricultural marketing, agricultural foreign trade and agricultural exports, Dinesh Patap Singh said on Wednesday that the business of mango will see a spike in export as soon as the Noida International Airport is built and commissioned.

Soon after Labour Party's Keir Starmer took charge of the government in Britain, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has confirmed that the much-awaited Free Trade Agreement between UK and India is set to close very quicky, reported The Financial Times.