India could, in turn, benefit from greater long -term access to the market for their shrimp, fish, rice, tea, coffee and rubber, the paper said both countries have tried to pack a bilateral trade agreement.
The contribution supports the “giving and take” approach that the US will allow the US to reduce business deficit with India and also helps India to provide exports on the farm. The contribution, co -author of Ramesh Chand and Cancer advisor Saxen, also suggests that India introduces market reforms in the agriculture sector and cooperates with states to improve the competitiveness of agriculture exports in Indian agriculture.
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“India must monitor the pragmatic mixture of tariff modifications, liberalization of strategic imports and long -term competitiveness to protect its agricultural sector and at the same time maintain strong business ties with the United States. With calibrated dust and drag, India can prevent a large scale from disrupting. The authors’ opinions are personal.
India may consider lower tariffs on agricultural commodities, where domestic production is small or import does not compete domestic production due to different quality levels and seasons, reported a report that quotes examples of American apples that are sold at a premium price in India and products such as Mandl and Pistachi. The US apples are now attracting 50% import duty in India, while pistachios and walnuts attract 30%, emphasized the paper.
The authors explained that India, which represents more than 40% of American imports of frozen shrimp and shrimp, the largest source of import, now faces 26% of the tariff within the now interception reciprocal plan, compared to the earlier zero regime, potentially weakening the price advantage in India.
India currently in business interviews with the US to avoid tariffs announced on April 2 and suspended for three months to facilitate interviews.
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Ecuador with a lower share and lower unit value for the commodity on the ton faces only 10% of the tariff under the mutual tariff, which is located to obtain from the shifting business dynamics with the US, the report emphasized.
“As a leading supplier with more than 40% of the market share, India has a loss of price competitiveness, especially against countries such as Ecuador and Argentina, now facing only 10% of tariff. pointed to the message.
However, Indonesia and Vietnam become a more severe intervention from mutual shrimp tariffs to 32% and 46%.
For the time being, a pause has created equal conditions on the US announced tariffs, but exporters hope for a permanent solution.
“We are convinced that negotiations between India and the US to conclude a trade agreement would quickly bring fruit and allow the import of shrimp to the US without any tariffs,” said KN Raghavan, Secretary General of the Association of Marine Fruit Exports in India.
Export of processed and added seafood has huge potential, said Raghavan, adding that more focus on this area with the support of the government will lead to higher exports.
“We are convinced that with the support of the government and related agencies we will be able to double the current turnover of $ 7-8 billion per year,” Raghavan added.
The report said Rice is the second most important commodity of a balanced India to the US and, after Thailand, a 27% share in its import of rice, which controls more than half of all US imports of rice. India exported rice in the US in 2024 in the US $ 409 million.
India, now face a threat of 26% of the mutual tariff on rice, which would be an increase compared to otherwise 0.6% of the tariff. This represents a mild but strategic challenge. India still retains a customs advantage over Thailand, which faces a higher 36% rate.
“There is enough scope, as well as opportunities for semi -exports of rice and basmati rice from India for us if the trade agreement is concluded by Indian farmers’ interest,” said Satish Goel, President of All India Rice Exporters in India.
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Like exports, the composition of Indian agricultural imports from the US has undergone significant changes in the last two decades. Edible fruit and nuts appeared as a dominant item of agricultural imports followed by cotton and drinks and ghosts. These three categories represent 75% of total agricultural imports of us to India, the report.
The report said that the conversion of current challenges into reform opportunities may become as a global food force in the coming decades.
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