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India bets on a spice map to reverse a 6% export slide

Oct 15, 2026

India Launches 'Bharat Spice Map' After Spice Exports Slip 6% to $4.43 Billion in FY26

Spices Board India and ICAR-IISR unveiled a nationwide spice-mapping initiative on 9 October 2026 to cut import dependence and chase a $10 billion export target — months after FY26 earnings fell 6% on weak chilli and cumin demand.

Saudi Arabia Raises Potato Import Duty to Protect Local Farmers

Oct 14, 2026

Saudi Arabia's New Food Import Duties: What a 6% Potato Tariff Means for Exporters

Saudi Arabia has revised customs duties on 51 agricultural and food tariff lines effective 26 June 2026, including a new 6% duty on fresh potatoes, as the kingdom's Vision 2030 food-security push leans further on domestic production.

India's Wheat Export Ban Is Over — Bangladesh and Sri Lanka Are Already Buying

Oct 13, 2026

India's Wheat Export Ban Is Over: What It Means for Buyers in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Gulf

DGFT's August 2026 notification freed wheat exports after nearly four years, and buyers in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have already booked hundreds of thousands of tonnes — but a real price gap with Black Sea and Australian wheat means this opportunity has limits.

Philippines rice clearance halt leaves India's door open

Oct 12, 2026

Philippines Halts Rice Import Clearances for Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar — India's Door Stays Open

Manila has paused sanitary import clearances for its three biggest rice suppliers during its October-November harvest, and India was left out of the restriction. For non-basmati rice exporters, that is a real, time-bound sourcing opportunity.

Spices, Mangoes and Bananas: India's Quiet Winners in the US Tariff Reset

Oct 11, 2026

India-US Trade Deal Is Now 90% Complete: What It Means for Spice, Mango and Banana Exporters

A senior US State Department official says the India-US trade agreement is now more than 90% complete. For spice, mango and banana exporters, the bigger news is already behind them: an interim deal signed in February 2026 took most of their US-bound shipments from a 50% tariff to zero.

India's Pre-Shipment Inspection Just Got a Hard 2-Day Clock

Oct 10, 2026

DGFT's New 2-Day Rule for Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificates: What Food and Agri Exporters Need to Know

DGFT has tightened the rules on Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificates, the paperwork many food and agri exports need before they can ship, requiring agencies to issue them within two days of inspection. For exporters of spices, pulses and grains, it's a procedural change worth building into shipment timelines.

Oct 9, 2026

EU Raises Non-Basmati Rice Import Duty to €42.50 per Tonne — Basmati Stays Duty-Free

From 7 September 2026, the EU's automatic duty-reset mechanism lifted the import tariff on non-basmati husked rice from €30 to €42.50 per tonne under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2029, while basmati rice continues to enter the EU duty-free — widening the cost gap between the two categories for exporters and buyers.

India's Rice Crop Shrinks, Export Prices Climb to a One-Year High

Oct 8, 2026

India's Rice Crop Is Set for Its Steepest Drop in Nearly 20 Years — Export Prices Are Already Climbing

A weak monsoon has cut India's 2026-27 rice crop by an estimated 10 million tonnes, the sharpest decline in nearly two decades, and non-basmati export prices have already risen to their highest level since mid-2025 even as record state stockpiles keep shipments flowing.

India Gains Ground in Nigeria's Rice Import Market

Oct 7, 2026

Nigeria's Rice Buyers Are Turning to India as Thailand's Price Gap Widens

A widening price gap with Thai parboiled rice, plus tighter Nigerian border enforcement, is pushing Nigerian buyers toward direct imports of Indian parboiled rice — part of a broader Sub-Saharan Africa import boom.