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

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.

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.

On March 16, 2015, the India’s draft veterinary certificate for imported pork and pork products was published on the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) website for comment.

In the past decade, one of the most apparent trends agricultural trade patterns has been the growth in agricultural trade between developing countries or so-called “South-South trade.”

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published a draft Order for domestically produced and imported meat and poultry products.

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published draft regulations regarding standards and labeling requirements for gluten and non-gluten foods.

For CY 2014 and 2015, the total cattle population forecast levels are unchanged.

Post revises down rapeseed and mustard production for marketing year (MY) 2014/15 (OctoberSeptember) by 400,000 metric tons (MT) to 7.1 million metric tons (MMT).