Russia has become the largest export of yellow peas to India pipping Canada which has been dominating the market so far, data from the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Exports Development Authority (APEDA) show. 

Export companies in Uttar Pradesh have experienced a remarkable surge in business, thanks to lucrative orders secured at the Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show held at the India Expo Mart. Many companies reported securing orders far exceeding their expectations, with several startups benefiting from contracts worth crores.

The government has extended the interest equalisation scheme on pre- and post-shipment rupee export credit for three more months till December 31 to promote the country's outbound shipments. The scheme, which provides exporters interest benefits, ended on September 30.

The Centre has asked Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha to engage the National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India (NCCF) to procure paddy from farmers at the minimum support price (MSP) during the next marketing season starting October 1.

India and Bhutan have decided to expedite development of cross-border and connectivity infrastructure, including establishment of an integrated check post in Jaigaon-Phuentsholing and rail-links between Kokrajhar-Gelephu and Banarhat-Samatse, the commerce ministry said on Friday.

Marking a decade of the transformative 'Make in India' initiative, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, today urged the Indian industry to  focus on prioritizing the production of high-quality goods to promote Brand India through sustainable practices in line with Prime Minister’s vision of Make in India with 'Zero Effect; Zero Defect'.

As a part of 100 Days Achievements of Department of Food and Public Distribution under Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has successfully developed several state-of-the-art silo projects under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. These projects mark a significant step in modernizing India’s food grain supply chain, ensuring efficient and sustainable storage and movement of essential commodities.

India on Saturday removed the blanket ban on exports of non-basmati white rice and imposed a minimum export price (MEP) of $490 per tonne.

The government has exempted non-basmati white rice from export duty, while reducing the levy on parboiled rice to 10 per cent. The duty cut comes within a fortnight of the government removing the minimum export price on basmati rice.