The Commerce Ministry is likely to move a proposal before the Amit Shah-led Committee of Ministers (CoM) on food prices to 'suitably change' the export duty structure on parboiled non-Basmati rice. It will likely seek a direction on industry’s demand to cut the minimum export price (MEP) of Basmati rice from the current $950/tonne.

The Uttar Pradesh (UP) government will connect state’s agriculture commodity startups with central government promoted e-commerce platforms like ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce) and e-NAM (National Agriculture Market).

Specialists from Rosselkhoznadzor engaged in discussions with representatives of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the Government of India regarding the supply of fruits and vegetables to Russia. New Delhi has expressed a desire to expand the range of goods exported. Specifically, the country is interested in exporting potatoes and pomegranates.

In line with ongoing efforts to modernize and streamline foreign trade procedures the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has decided that ad-hoc Input Output Norms will be determined through a rule-based, system-driven process, with the aim of improving the ease of doing business for exporters while reducing time and effort for both DGFT and concerned exporters. 

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), in collaboration with the Australian Government, recently hosted a pivotal roundtable to discuss advancements and future prospects of the Australia-India Critical Agriculture Skills Pilot Project.

The commerce ministry's arm DGFT on Tuesday proposed to amend the export obligation period for certain sectors such as spices, pharmaceuticals and tea, with a view to facilitate outbound shipments.