Canada allows imports of Indian pomegranates, banana and okra for the first time
The Dollar Business Bureau Canada has allowed market access with certain conditions to Indian horticultural products like custard apples, pomegranates, okra, bananas, mangoes – this was relayed to the Indian industry by India’s Agricultural and Food Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) confirming the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIAs) approval. The conditions for the shipments that CFIA has specified included – origin of the material be clarified in a detailed manner on the shipping documents and that the produce is free of soil, pests and leaves. APEDA’s letter detailed, “interested exporters of above mentioned commodities are advised to contact the Canadian importers to start export from India subject to compliance of above mentioned requirements.” The letter also clearly stated that exporters must keep ...
Grown-in-India corn in trouble?
Shivani Kapoor | The Dollar Business Why does almost everything that’s talked about as a ‘positive detection’ in biology lead to a ‘negative shift’ in sentiments? Actually, that happens in exports too. Call it a corny coincidence if you will, but one such positive-yet-negative moment for exporters is now. Detection of aflatoxin (a toxin produced by a certain variety of fungus and commonly known to be cancer-causing) by Canadian authorities in corn originating from India is likely to have Indian exporters like a cat on hot bricks. This revelation is also set to send many ‘Grown-in-India’ corn importing nations into a trip of apprehension. [Whether it ends up being just a minor fright for either camp is a good ...
