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FAS New Delhi forecasts marketing year (MY) 2018/19 declines in fresh apple import of approximately 9 percent year-over-year reaching 0.23 million metric tons (MMT).

India’s foodservice sector continues to rise as the number of restaurant diners grows.

On October 3, 2018, the Government of India raised the minimum support prices (MSP) for the select upcoming rabi (winter-planted) crops.

Post forecasts MY 2018/19 cotton acreage at 12.35 million hectares with a production forecast of 28.1 million 480 lb. bales.

FAS Mumbai forecasts marketing year (MY) 2018/19 cotton acreage at 12.35 million hectares and production at 28.5 million 480-pound (lb) bales. Indian cotton exports will remain slow.

On September 17 2018, the Government of India’s (GOI) Ministry of Finance (MOF) extended the implementation date of an increase in the Basic Custom Duty on several U.S. agricultural products....

According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the cumulative rainfall for the Southwest Monsoon 2018 (June to September) was 9 percent lower than the fifty-year average....

India’s centrifugal sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2018/19 (October-September) is revised up to 35.9 million metric tons (MMT), 5 percent above last season....

India’s foodservice sector continues to rise as the number of restaurant diners grows.

India notified the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, toxins and Residues) Amendment Regulations 2018, relating to the tolerance limits of antibiotics and other veterinary drugs....

On August 14, 2018, the Government of India’s Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) notified the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives)....

The Government of India’s Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has extended the September 30 deadline allowing imported organic products to enter India....