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FAO Food Price Index – January 2023

The Food Price Index tells the “monthly” price changes in world food prices. In January 2023, the World...

📅 February 4, 2023

Regulation of Sugar Exports

The central government has imposed restrictions on sugar exports from June 1st, 2022 to increase the availability of...

📅 May 27, 2022

India’s Agriculture Exports in 2021-22

For FY 2021-22, the exports of agricultural products, including plantation and marine products of India have touched a...

📅 April 7, 2022

Food price index highest since 2014

The United Nations recently announced that the world food prices increased for the eleventh consecutive month in April...

📅 May 7, 2021

Global Sugar Supply Chains hit globally

The international sugar prices have fell from 15 USD to 12 USD per pound. Also, the Indian Sugar...

📅 March 31, 2020

ICMR releases report on Sugar Intake of India, Report first of its kind

On January 5, 2020, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) released its report on sugar intake of...

📅 January 6, 2020

WTO Dispute Settlement Panel to review India’s Sugar Subsidy

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has announced setting up of dispute settlement panel to review India’s sugar subsidy as...

📅 August 19, 2019

Marayoor Jaggery from Kerala gets GI Tag

The traditional and handmade ‘Marayoor Jaggery’ from Idukki district of Kerala has finally got the Geographical Indication (GI)...

📅 March 11, 2019

Minimum Selling Price of Sugar Increased by Rs 2/kg

The Central government has increased the minimum selling price (MSP) of sugar by Rs. 2 per kg to Rs. 31. Minimum Selling...

📅 February 15, 2019

Pakistan declares sugarcane juice as ‘national drink’

The Government of Pakistan has recently declared sugarcane juice as the ‘national drink’ of the country. The announcement...

📅 January 28, 2019

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