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The Government of India’s (GOI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) postponed the date of effect for Draft Order on Meat and Poultry Products to October 1, 2015...

All agricultural policy, including cattle slaughter, is a state subject.

According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the 2015 southwest monsoon has covered the country by June 26, three weeks in advance.

The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) in India in conjunction with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) facilitated the export of U.S.-origin hickory logs from Virginia.

Production of cotton, far and away Pakistan’s largest domestic source of oilseeds, is expected to reach 10.0 million 480 lb bales, unchanged from the current USDA 2015/16 forecast.

Domestic ethanol production in calendar year (CY) 2016 will remain close to this year’s level of 2.2 billion liters due to stable supply of sugarcane for sixth consecutive year (MY 2015/16).

The Government of Pakistan procured 5.0 million metric tons of wheat from the recently concluded harvest, well below the 6.2 million ton target.

The Senate Agriculture Committee passed the amendments to Pakistan’s 1976 Seed Act.

The Government of Pakistan recently increased the sugar import tariff from 20 to 40 percent in an effort to shield its domestic industry from imports as domestic prices rise...

On June 22, 2015, the World Trade Organization (WTO) published on its website draft regulations related to food recall procedures for all food products.

The Government of India extended the ban on milk and dairy product imports from China for one year. The ban has been in place since 2008.

FSSAI amended the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011 to set metal contaminants limit for a wider category of food products.