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Confirms India produced 180.15 lakh tonnes of millets in 2024‑25, which is 4.43 lakh tonnes more than 2023‑24. Notes Rajasthan is the top producing state.India produced more than 180 lakh tonnes of millets in 2024‑25, Rajasthan top producer of grain.”

Indian Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao said the collaboration focuses not just on trade, but building trust, sharing scientific knowledge, and promoting sustainable farming.

(especially chia & flax) before consumption helps soften their outer coating, activates enzymes, increases bioavailability (nutrient absorption), reduces potential digestive discomfort.

Under the India–UAE CEPA (FTA), import tariffs on rice are reduced/removed. Indian rice enters UAE markets at lower cost, gaining strong competitiveness.

Both countries, the world’s top producers of basmati, seek exclusive rights to use the label, claiming geographic and cultural ties to its origin. India, having waited seven years for EU approval of its geographic indication (GI) application, is pressuring the EU to recognize its claim, while Pakistan’s rival application includes regions in Pakistan‑administered Kashmir—territory claimed by India—making the issue highly sensitive.

New Delhi, September 15: India’s vegetable oil imports have climbed by 7% to 16.77 lakh tonnes in August 2025. This number is higher than the 5.63 lakh tonnes a year earlier, despite a sharp fall in the refined palmolein shipments as a result of recent import duty changes, according to the Solvent Extractors Association of India (SEA).

Higher palm oil imports by India, the world's largest buyer of vegetable oils, are expected to help top producers Indonesia and Malaysia reduce inventories and support benchmark Malaysian palm oil futures .

India, the world’s second biggest sugar producer, expects surplus sugar stocks in the 2025‑26 season (starting October 1) after meeting domestic consumption and ethanol production needs, which will allow it to export sugar. Ashwini Srivastava, joint secretary at the Department of Food and Public Distribution, told a global conference that after catering to internal demand, there will be enough sugar for exports.

Since 2004‑05, pulse production in Andhra Pradesh (AP) has been declining: the state now records an average annual growth rate of −1.94% in pulse output.

India’s government warehouses are overflowing. As of September 1, 2025, rice reserves—including unfilled paddy—have climbed to a record 48.2 million metric tons, a jump of over 14% compared to the same time last year. Wheat stocks, too, are at a four‑year high, reaching 33.3 million metric tons. These figures greatly overshoot government targets: for rice, the July 1 target is only 13.5 million tons, while for wheat the target is about 27.6 million tons.

Improved Crop and Weather Conditions ISMA identified enhanced cane quality in major producing states such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu, aided by good monsoon rains and favorable reservoir levels, as important contributors to the uptick in production.

India is set to fall short of its sugar export quota for the 2024–25 season, managing to ship only around 775,000 tons out of the 1 million-ton limit. This shortfall is mainly due to Brazil’s cheaper sugar flooding the global market, which has lowered international prices and made Indian exports less competitive. Additionally, higher domestic sugar prices in India discouraged millers from exporting. Industry players are now looking to carry forward the unshipped quota into the next season.