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On October 27, 2023, India’s Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MOAFW) released Indian crop year (ICY) 2023/2024 (July-June) First Advance Estimate for the kharif (fall harvested) crop.

FAS New Delhi forecasts India’s market year (MY) 2023/2024 (July-June) domestic apple and pear production at 2.41 million metric tons (MMT) and 312,500 metric tons (MT), in anticipation of favorable weather conditions in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.

This is a periodic report outlining the prices of agricultural commodities in Bangladesh, as well as major trade and policy updates.

SENASA and ARSA have made significant progress in expediting import procedures with the introduction of on-line options for requesting import permits, and sanitary authorizations of imported raw materials that provide immediate electronic delivery to...

The National Plant, Animal Health and Food safety Service (SENASA) is the regulatory agency in Honduras who is responsible for the inspection of all agricultural products that enter Honduras. The Sanitary Regulation Agency (Agencia de Regulacion...

The 2023 southwest monsoon was the most erratic in recent years, with sharp contrasts between excessive rains in July and September and a dry spell in August, with India experiencing below-average rainfall during the El Nino year. Cumulatively...

As a result of very dry weather conditions in key growing regions and then high precipitation during harvest, Kazakhstan’s 2023 wheat production is expected to drop sharply to around three-quarter of last year’s level. Despite lower production, large...

Chickpeas, also known as garbanzo beans, are a legume full of protein, fiber, complex carbohydrates, and are relatively low in calories. Chickpeas are used in many Indian and Mediterranean dishes. Australia, India, and Canada are the top three chickpea exporters accounting for more than 40 percent of the world’s exports in 2022. Pakistan is the largest importer, followed by the European Union, Bangladesh, and Turkey.

India’s milk production has been trending upwards for a decade. FAS New Delhi (Post) foresees this growth continuing in the near- to medium-term. Production increases, however, are falling short of their full potential.

Peas, beans, and lentils are staple protein sources in the Pakistani diet. Eaten with either flat bread (daal-roti) or rice (daal-chaawal), the demand for these pulses is growing as inflation leads consumers to search for alternatives to animal protein.

FAS/New Delhi’s forecast for India’s centrifugal sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2023/24 (October-September) is unchanged from the previous estimate of 36 million metric tons (MMT), equivalent to 33.6 MMT of crystal white sugar.

India’s hotel, restaurant and institutional (HRI) sector is set to thrive in 2023, after facing three years of downfall due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.