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Marketing year (MY) 2015/16 wheat production is forecast at 94 million metric tons (MMT), marginally lower than last year’s record production due to less acreage.

Pakistan’s cabinet-level Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) authorized Rs. 6.5 billion ($65 million) to facilitate the export of sugar from stocks that are currently with sugar mills.

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published updated draft regulations regarding naturally occurring toxic substances (NOTS) in some foods and beverages.

On February 10, 2015 the Decree releasing the first stage of 2015 Kazakh quota was signed by the Minister of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Pakistan’s Ministry of National Food Security and Research have reached agreement over the terms of the health certificate that will accompany shipments of U.S.

Ecuador’s cocoa bean production is estimated to reach 255,000 metric tons (MT) in calendar year (CY) 2015 (up over six percent compared to 2014) and forecast to reach 300,000 MT in 2016.

On February 7, 2015, Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa announced during his weekly televised address that his government will provide export incentives to Ecuadorian agricultural product exporters.

The Government of India’s (GOI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) extended its deadline to obtain food business operators’ (FBO) licenses.

The Government of Pakistan has allowed the export of 100,000 metric tons of subsidized wheat flour.

Bangalore, the fifth-largest city in India, is a fast growing and emerging market.

India recently published a draft veterinary certificate for imported pork and pork products.

Firms interested in the Indian retail food sector may find the Food and Grocery Forum India (FGFI) a useful platform.