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New Delhi: Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the US-India trade agreement. Recently, Trump announced that the reciprocal tariffs on Indian goods have been reduced to 18 per cent due to the trade agreement.

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Chouhan said, “PM Modi said that he will not let the country bow down and will not allow any harm to the interests of the farmers. This trade deal has taken both of these into account. If we look at agriculture and agricultural products, no product has been included to harm Indian farmers.”

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He added, “All such products have been excluded from the trade deal. There is no tariff concession on products like soybeans, corn, rice, wheat, sugar, grains, poultry, dairy, bananas, strawberries, cherries, sour fruits, green peas, Kabuli chana, moong, tilhan, ethanol, tobacco. No door has been opened to America for our main crops, fruits, and dairy production. No liquid, powder, cream, yoghurt, buttermilk, butter, ghee, butter oil, paneer, or cheese will be imported to India.”

Goyal further said, “Our spices are safe. Many agricultural products from India will be exported to the US at zero duty. But American agricultural products have not been given this exemption in the Indian market.”

Meanwhile, India has reportedly committed to import huge amount of good from the United States according to the new trade agreement. It will be USD 500 billion worth of import over five years, and it depends on both the demand of the Indian companies and the supply of the American companies.