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Growth in India’s online retailing for food and groceries is a function of the rise in total internet users from 120 million to 213 million in the past year.

The 9th annual edition of Annapoorna World of Food India trade show will be held September 24 to 26, 2014, in Mumbai, India.

The 8th annual Food and Grocery Forum India (FGFI) food show will be held during January 14-16, 2015, in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

FAS Mumbai forecasts MY2014/15 production at 29.5 million 480 lb bales and planted area at 12.1 million hectares.

For (marketing year) MY 2014/15, total oilseed production is expected to decrease by 3.4 percent to 36.5 million metric tons (MMT) on lower kharif (fall and early harvested) area due to poor weather.

In the past decade, India has emerged as a major agricultural exporter, with exports climbing from just over $5 billion in 2003 to a record of more than $39 billion in 2013.

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs revised the raw sugar subsidy to $55.09 (INR 3,371) per metric ton (MT), which is applicable from August 1, 2014, to September 30, 2014.

Imports of livestock into India require an import license issued by the Ministry of Commerce and complying with sanitary conditions as specified in the applicable veterinary health certificate.

Bt cotton remains the only commercially approved biotech crop in India, with six events and nearly 1,100 Bt hybrids approved for commercial cultivation.

Growing demand for pet food is creating new opportunities for U.S exporters in both established and emerging markets worldwide.