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On June 29, 2018, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued a notice that disallowed the use of several ingredients, listed in Appendix-1, that are currently under review....
On August 31, 2018, the Government of India’s Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published a notice to ban the import of certain medical and therapeutic foods....
Post's rice production estimate for marketing year (MY) 2018/19 (May-April) is revised slightly upward to 34.5 million metric tons (MMT) based on increased Aus rice production.
With the absence of any legislation regulating testing or approval of biotechnology events in Kazakhstan, leaders rely on Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) regulations for guidance.
Post’s MY 2018/19 rice production forecast is raised marginally higher to 111 MMT on higher than expected planting and normal yields due to favorable growing conditions in major rice producing states.
Refined sugar production is forecast at 6.5 million metric tons (MMT) for marketing year 2018/19 (MY Oct/Sept), down 12 percent from the current year’s estimate of 7.4 million metric tons....
On September 28, 2018, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued a notification extending the quantitative restrictions (QRs) on imports of all peas by another three months until December 31, 2018.
The cumulative rainfall for the Southwest Monsoon 2018 reported by the Indian Meteorological Department, as of September 23, 2018, was 9 percent lower than the fifty-year average.
Pulses are a major source of protein for a majority of Indians, particularly the vegetarian population.
Pakistan’s did not renew the 2018 subsidy on wheat exports, announced earlier this year ($159 per metric ton), that expired on June 30.
On June 4, 2018, the government released the document National Policy on Biofuels 2018, which proposed blend targets of E20 and B5 be met by 2030.
In marketing year (MY) 2018/19, Post expects a 9 percent decrease in almond imports, at 95,000 MT, due to a May 23, 2018, increase of the Basic Custom Duty on shelled almonds....