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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....
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India: FSSAI Bans Import of Four Specialty Foods

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....
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Bangladesh: Grain and Feed Update

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.
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Kazakhstan: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

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.
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India: Grain Voluntary

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.
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Pakistan: Sugar Semi-annual

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.
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India: Monsoon Update

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.
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Pakistan: Grain and Feed Update

Pakistan’s did not renew the 2018 subsidy on wheat exports, announced earlier this year ($159 per metric ton), that expired on June 30.
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India: Biofuels Annual

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.
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India: Tree Nuts Annual

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....