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Festival to showcase India’s coffee ecosystem in Bengaluru this week
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (247+ words) Hamsini Appadurai, President, Specialty Coffee Association of India (SCAI), Kurma Rao M, CEO & Secretary, Coffee Board, Shrikant Rao, Director, Bayar's Coffee, D M Purnesh, Member SCAI at a press conference in Bengaluru on Monday The three-day India International Coffee Festival…...
US deal likely to cheer up Indian coffee exports
8+ hour, 36+ min ago (335+ words) The US trade deal is seen positive for the Indian coffee exports with shipments of speciality coffees likely to rebound and instant coffees set to make further inroads into the US market with the duty being reduced to zero from…...
US tariff reduction to boost India’s spice exports
9+ hour, 12+ min ago (359+ words) US tariff reduction to boost India's spice exports'BusinessLine The US tariff reduction has brought cheers to the spices industry as it brings India on par with competitors like Vietnam, Indonesia and Cambodia.Prakash Namboodiri, Head-Finance and Managing Committee member, All…...
DaVinci Gourmet Named Title Sponsor of The World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops 2026, to Be Unveiled in Madrid
12+ hour, 54+ min ago (242+ words) As Title Sponsor, DaVinci Gourmet, a brand under'Kerry Group, places creativity, craftsmanship, and barista-led innovation at the heart of this internationally recognised benchmark, reinforcing its commitment to supporting the global coffee community and celebrating excellence across caf" culture worldwide. The…...
India to reduce import duty upto zero on select US farm goods
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (377+ words) India plans to reduce import duties to zero on select US farm goods, enhancing trade between the two nations. India to reduce import duty upto zero on select US farm goods Items include DDGs, red sorghum, tree nuts, fresh and…...
India fully protects sensitive agri products like wheat, rice, poultry under US trade pact
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (501+ words) India has fully protected sensitive agricultural and dairy products such as maize, wheat, rice, soya, poultry, milk, cheese, ethanol (fuel), tobacco, certain vegetables and meat, as no duty concessions have been granted to the US on these goods under the…...
India’s January coffee shipments rise 35% to 33,904 tonnes
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (197+ words) India's coffee exports in January registered a 35 per cent growth in volume. Permits issued during January 2026 by the state-run Coffee Board were up at 33,904 tonnes against 25.090 tonnes a year ago. The shipment value in dollars was up 43 per cent at…...
India protects its agriculture, dairy sectors in trade deal with US
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (710+ words) India has completely protected the interests of its agriculture and dairy sector in the India-US trade agreement. It is essential to understand why India is protecting its agriculture and dairy sector. Here is a list of key pointers to explain…...
Untimely rain hits robusta harvest, dents 2026-27 coffee crop prospects
1+ week, 3+ day ago (449+ words) A view of the untimely robusta blossoms triggered by unseasonal rains at an estate in Mudigere, Chikkamagaluru "The untimely January rains have added to the problems of growers, who are already facing labour shortage for the harvest. The rain has…...
India imposing import duty on pulses isn’t a protectionist move
1+ week, 5+ day ago (199+ words) India recently imposed a 30 per cent import duty on yellow peas From an economic standpoint, the core issue is not imports'per se'but price transmission. Yellow peas, though not a traditional Indian pulse, are close substitutes for'chana'and'masoor'in consumption. When imported at…...