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Jun 13, 2025 News Image Dialogue with farmers will continue, says agriculture minister; concludes 15-day agri campaign.
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday concluded the 15-day 'Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan' at a Kisan Sammelan in Bardoli, Gujarat, emphasising that while the campaign was ending, the government's engagement with farmers would continue unabated. Speaking at the venue that holds historical significance as the site of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Bardoli Satyagraha against British tax policies in 1928, Chouhan drew parallels between past and present struggles for farmers' welfare.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jun 13, 2025 News Image Basmati export prices at 17-year low, higher volumes cushion the blow.
Basmati rice exporters have sustained earnings this marketing year (starting October 2024) on the back of higher export volumes, despite a sharp fall in contracted rates and the absence of a minimum export price (MEP). Trade sources indicate that May’s average basmati export price fell over 23 per cent to $831/tonne from $1,080 a year ago.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
Jun 13, 2025 News Image India's May palm oil imports surge 84% m/m to hit six-month high.
India's palm oil imports jumped to a six-month high in May, driven by low inventories and the tropical oil's price discount to rival soyoil and sunflower oil, which prompted refiners to boost purchases, an industry body said on Thursday. Higher imports of palm and soyoil by India, the world's biggest buyer of vegetable oils, could support Malaysian palm oil prices and U.S. soyoil futures.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jun 13, 2025 News Image Union Commerce and Industry Minister Shri Piyush Goyal Advances India–Sweden Collaboration Through Comprehensive Government and Industry Dialogues.
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal held a series of substantive engagements with senior members of the Swedish government and industry leaders on day one of his two-day official visit to Stockholm. The visit aimed at further deepening the bilateral economic relationship, enhancing trade and investment flows, and exploring new avenues of cooperation in emerging sectors.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
Jun 13, 2025 News Image India seeing the rise of exotic mushrooms in agriculture.
India's agricultural sector is undergoing a transformative shift, driven by sustainability, high-value crops, and changing consumer preferences. While traditional farming remains the backbone of the economy, exotic mushrooms—once considered niche imports—are emerging as a profitable, eco-friendly, and health-driven industry.
 Source:  verticalfarmdaily.com
Jun 13, 2025 News Image Govt approves procurement of 54,166 tonnes moong, 50,750 tonnes groundnut under PSS.
The government has approved procurement of 54,166 tonnes of moong from Haryana, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh at a minimum support price (MSP), along with the procurement of 50,750 tonnes of groundnut from Uttar Pradesh. The procurement of the summer crops of 2025-26 will be undertaken under the central Price Support Scheme (PSS), which is activated when market rates fall below the MSP.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jun 13, 2025 News Image Quality control can be eased for trusted partners: Piyush Goyal.
India is open to ease the quality control order (QCQ) framework for 'trusted partners', producing good quality products, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has said. The minister, on a four-day visit to Switzerland and Sweden, said discussions on 90% of content were complete on India-EU FTA, with services and rules of origin negotiations slated to start from Monday. However, he said, key issue to be addressed is non-tariff barriers to make it easy to do business.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jun 13, 2025 News Image Odisha CM flags off mango export from Patnagarh to Abu Dhabi.
Premium Amrapali mangoes cultivated in Patnagarh of Balangir in Odisha were exported to Abu Dhabi on Thursday. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi flagged off the first consignment of 1.08 tonnes Amrapali mangoes to Abu Dhabi via the inaugural flight from Biju Patnaik International Airport at Bhubaneswar on Thursday. A media statement said Balangir has emerged as a key agri-export hub this year, leading the way not just in mangoes but also in dragon fruit and other high-value superfoods. Mangoes were cultivated by Patnagarh Pragati Farmer Producer Company Ltd, and are being exported with the support of the Odisha Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment (DA&FE), APEDA, Palladium (as the technical support unit), and PRB Superfoods.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
Jun 13, 2025 News Image India's goods, services exports may cross $900 billion this year: Piyush Goyal.
India's goods and services exports during 2025-26 are expected to cross USD 900 billion despite the global economic uncertainties, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said. Despite uncertainties due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Israel-Hamas war and the Red Sea crisis, the country's overall exports touched an all-time high of USD 825 billion in 2024-25 against USD 778 billion in 2023-24.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jun 12, 2025 News Image 15-Day ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’ Successfully Reaches Its Final Phase.
As part of the ongoing Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, visited Tigipur village on the outskirts of Delhi today. He was accompanied by Dr. M. L. Jat, Secretary (DARE) and Director General (ICAR), along with other senior officials and agricultural scientists.
 Source:  pib.gov.in