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The Government of India’s (GOI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) amended the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labeling) Regulations, 2011...

FAS/Astana forecasts Kazakhstan wheat production in 2015 at 12.5 MMT, down slightly from 2014 production of 12.9 MMT, as wheat sown area is expected to fall, reducing harvested area.

The 5th Mumbai-based Global Economic Summit will be held from November 19 to 21, 2015 at the World Trade Center, Mumbai.

Pakistan’s soon-to-be harvested 2015/16 wheat crop is forecast at 25.5 million tons, unchanged from the revised 2014/15 record production estimate.

Pakistan’s 2015/16 cotton production is forecast at 10 million 480 lb bales, down slightly from the current year as yields are forecast lower than the near record level achieved in 2014.

Pakistan’s 2015/16 vegetable oil imports are forecast to be a record 2.8 million metric tons, up 12 percent from a year ago.

Indian Minister of Finance Arun Jaitley announced the annual Indian Union Budget. The 2015 budget aims to achieve higher levels of growth and curb India’s fiscal deficit by boosting investment.

Post’s MY 2015/16 wheat production forecast has been lowered to 92 million metric tons (MMT) on crop damage due to untimely rains in the first fortnight of March.

Uzbekistan's marketing year (MY) 2014/15 final lint production estimate decreased to 4.25 million bales.

India’s 2015 cotton production is forecast at 29.3 million 480 lb. bales on 12 million acres; more than a million bales lower than USDA’s official 2014 estimate and a 5 percent acreage reduction.

World Trade Organization published on its website draft regulations which update Indian standards and labeling requirements for dairy products, analogues of infant nutrition, and artificial sweeteners

On March 13, 2015, the World Trade Organization (WTO) published on its website draft regulations related to Indian standards and labeling requirements for gluten and non-gluten foods.