As countries such as Brazil and Argentina start expanding acreages under black matpe or urad, India the largest consumer of pulses, expects increase in imports from those nations. Presently, Myanmar has been the main supplier of urad to India.
India's top food regulator—the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)—has cracked down on food imports, saying in has authorized officers at only 155 points to clear shipments 'until further orders'.
The FSSAI has suspended Reliable Analytical Labs Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, which was recognised and notified by the food authority u/s 43(1) of FSS Act, for Chemical and Biological scope of testing and carrying out the analysis of food samples.
On his two-day trip to Dhaka, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other top leaders and reviewed New Delhi’s bilateral ties in areas such as security, water, trade and investment, power and energy, defence, connectivity and sub-regional cooperation.
The Export-Import Bank of India has predicted that India's total merchandise exports will reach $116.7 billion in the ongoing first financial quarter, growing 12.3% year-on-year on strong economic fundamentals and sustained manufacturing and services activity.
In Nashik, Maharashtra, a pivotal region for onion production in India, the lifting of an export ban by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on May 4 has led to a marked increase in onion prices at the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) markets.
