India-US Trade Talks: Corn Imports at the Forefront

Imagine the US wants to sell India a lot of corn, but India isn't buying much.

The US Commerce Secretary is pointing out India doesn't import US corn.

While India has a massive population, its corn imports from the US are tiny.

One reason is that India has high taxes (tariffs) on imported corn and they also restrict genetically modified corn, which is common in the US.

In FY25, India's total corn imports rose sharply, but imports from the US remain a very small part of the total.

There's a big difference of opinion on whether India should import more corn.