India: How India’s Potato Import Decision Impacts the Agricultural Industry 2023
How India’s Potato Import Decision Impacts the Agricultural Industry 2023 The Jalpaiguri district includes the little settlement of Chamurchi. The border with Bhutan is not far away.
On Monday, India approved the unrestricted importation of potatoes from Bhutan for one additional year till June 2024.
Previously, it was permitted till June 30 of this year. Until June 30, 2024, potatoes may be imported unrestricted from Bhutan, according to a statement from the directorate general of foreign trade (DGFT).
In 2022–2023, imports of chilled or fresh potatoes totalled USD 1.02 million. The DGFT said in a separate notice that 17,000 metric tonnes of fresh (green) areca nuts from
Bhutan would also be permitted for import through LCS (land customs station) Chamurchi (INCHMB) without the requirement of a minimum import price (MIP).
Fuente: https://www.inventiva.co.in/trends/india-potato-agricultural-indust/
