Oilmeal exports down 35 per cent last month; 19 per cent higher in April-June: SEA

Oilmeal exports from India fell by 35% in June to 280,001 tonnes due to decreased demand for rapeseed meals from overseas. However, exports of oilmeals increased by 19% to 1,210,045 tonnes from April to June compared to the same period last year. Soybean meal exports rose significantly to 364,611 tonnes in Q1 2023-24, while rapeseed […]

“India said that the strongest evidence supporting the necessity of public stockholding was in its own actions during the pandemic, when it mobilised its food stocks and provided food to 80 million people in 18 months’ span,” said a Geneva-based official.

India and the US have informed the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the mutual resolution all the six trade disputes, in line with the commitment they made last month. In five separate notifications to the WTO on Tuesday, they asked the multilateral trade watchdog to terminate these disputes. The US and India had initiated three […]

The fair will also include theme areas highlighting GI clusters & hubs, Live demonstration of GI products, Knowledge seminar on Introduction to Export Business, and Unlocking Packaging Convenience for Export Target Markets.

As arhar dal prices rule between Rs 150-200/kg, restaurants and canteens have shifted to using masoor dal (red and yellow lentils) to replace arhar partially or fully to prepare dal and sambar. When eating dal or sambar at a restaurant, the chances are high that it is made either fully or partially using masoor dal […]

While the legal scrubbing of the Supply Chain Agreement – which was finalised in May – is on, discussions are moving fast on the clean economy and fair economy pillars, said people aware of the matter. The fourth round of IPEF negotiations took place from July 9-15 in South Korea. India is yet to take […]

India and the US have mutually resolved all six trade disputes pending at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), in line with the commitment made by the two countries during the US visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month, an official said. The official said that both countries have informed the WTO’s dispute settlement body […]

The two sides, had last month, agreed to end six disputes at the WTO after a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden.

Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal Monday said that exports of gems and jewellery, textiles and leather goods, which are India’s strength areas, are currently under stress. At an event organised by the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, he also said that Europe and the US are under stress, commodity prices and demand have […]

In a policy circular, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said it has received representations from SEZs units highlighting issues being faced by them due to these restrictions. Accordingly, it is “clarified” that imports of these products by SEZ units “are outside the purview” of the July 12 notification, the Directorate General of Foreign […]