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Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published draft regulations for public comment, which primarily focus on setting maximum limits for trans fatty acid.

Post’s MY 2014/15 production forecast is 30.6 million 480 lb. bales, marginally lower than the USDA forecast.

India’s current area planted for rabi (winter sown) oilseeds is 5.2 million hectares (MHA), an increase of two percent over 2013, primarily due to higher rapeseed and mustard area.

“AgriHorti Tech Uttar Pradesh”, an international exhibition on agriculture and horticulture technology, will be held January 22-24, 2015, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Firms interested in the Indian machinery and equipment sector for food and beverage industries may find this show a useful platform.

According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), precipitation during the 2014 southwest monsoon (June-September) was 12 percent below India’s long period average (LPA) of 886.9 mm.

Mumbai hotels and their food and beverage teams have a familiarity of working with diplomatic missions for presenting and increasing the popularity of imported food and beverage products and cultures.

India’s 2014/15 coffee crop (Oct/Sep) is forecast at 5.1 million 60 kg bags, marginally higher than the revised MY 2013/14 estimate.

This report provides a list of food, beverage, and agricultural shows held in India in 2015.

The minimum support prices (MSP) for rabi (winter planted) crops for MY 2015/16 have been raised; the MSP for wheat by INR 500 per metric ton to 14,500 ($236) per metric ton.

This report reproduces a Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) fact sheet on the food product approval process.

This report summarizes the recent clarifications on labeling related to imported food packages.