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FAS Post estimates India’s marketing year (MY) 2019/20 cotton production at 29.3 million 480 lb. bales (37.5 million 170-kilogram bales/6.4 MMT) with a planting area of 12.5 million hectares.

On May 2, 2019, the Government of India’s (GOI) Ministry of Finance (MOF) further deferred the implementation date, from May 2, 2019, to May 16, 2019, of the proposed increase in the basic custom....

On May 2, 2019, the Government of India’s Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published a notice to extend its timeline for imports of specialty foods for special medical....

On May 24, 2019, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued a notification that biofuel imports (non-fuel use) in India will now require....

No significant changes in the PSD for rice, wheat and corn to report.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) published its second long-range forecast predicting a normal Southwest Monsoon (June to September) for 2019.

FAS Post estimates India’s marketing year (MY) 2019/20 cotton production at 29.3 million 480 lb. bales (37.5 million 170-kilogram bales/6.4 MMT) from 12.45 million hectares of planted area.

India’s annual import of logs, lumber and wood products have increased from $1.3 billion to $2 billion in the past decade.

The Government of India’s Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) with clarifications related to Food Safety and Standards....

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts a near normal Southwest Monsoon for 2019 suggesting that June to September rainfall is likely to be 96 percent of the Long Period Average (LPA).

FAS Mumbai estimates the marketing year (MY) 2019/20 coffee crop (Oct/Sep) at 5.5 million 60- kilogram bags.

The Government of India’s (GOI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published a revised list of antibiotics and veterinary drugs along with their tolerance limits specified....