World Food Import Bill

US urges India to delay health certificate mandate for food imports by 6 mt

Currently, India mandates that all imported milk and milk products, pork and pork products, and fish and fish products must be accompanied by a health certificate issued by the exporting country

World Food Safety Day 2024: Prepare for the unexpected

Ensuring food safety is a public health priority and an essential step towards achieving food security

1 year of Ukraine war: Cheaper crude from Russia pushes India's import bill

Exports to Russia contracted 13.5 per cent at $2.2 billion during the first three quarters of the current fiscal year

World food import bill to be at record high of $1.94 trillion in 2022: FAO

The world food import bill is estimated to rise to US$1.94 trillion in 2022, higher than previously expected, according to the latest Food Outlook forecast released by the FAO

Double whammy for food buyers as freight costs spike amid high grain prices

Rising costs to ship crops globally are adding to concerns about food inflation that are already at decade-highs and hitting cost-sensitive consumers in import-dependent markets

At $1.4 trn, world's food import bill in 2017 to be second-highest ever: UN

Increased international demand for most foodstuffs is driving up import bills, as well as higher freight rates, says UN report