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Post forecasts MY 2021/22 cotton production at 29 million 480 lb. bales on an area of 12.9 million hectares.

Despite the challenges delivered by the COVID-19 pandemic, India’s food retail sector continues to grow rapidly thanks to the expanding presence of modern retail outlets and e-retail platforms in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities and rising consumer demand for convenience, value, safety/hygiene, and healthy foods.

On June 3, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced that the Southwest Monsoon had set over Kerala two days after the average onset date of June 1.

On May 20, 2021 the Department of Food and Public Distribution, under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, slashed its sugar export subsidy by $27.32 per metric ton under the Maximum Admissible Export Quota (MAEQ). This assistance...

India's 2012 and 2016 labeling requirements for bulk food products will remain in effect until new standards and regulations take effect in November.

India’s 2021 average ethanol blending rate in gasoline is estimated at 7.5 percent due to curtailed fuel pools from the COVID-19 pandemic and accelerated government efforts to divert more feedstock toward ethanol.

On May 25, 2021, the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCTD) issued a notification permitting the home delivery of wine and liquor within the territory.

After July 12, 2022, USDA certification will be required to import organic products from India to the United States.

Post forecasts MY 2021/22 cotton production to increase by four percent to 29.5 million 480 lb. bales on an area of 12.9 million hectares.

India’s agricultural sector is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and extreme weather events.

India's Ministry of Commerce has lifted import volume restrictions on select pulses.

India’s online grocery market grew by 80 percent to $2.66 billion in 2020 primarily due to COVID-19 and the resulting lockdown. The sector is expected to grow exponentially over the next few years.