3 Things India-US trade on agriculture, teachers step up, and unwanted photos in Goa
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Feb 10, 2026 Parul Kulshrestha, reporter on education and local issues, on teachers in Rajasthan using personal funds to build makeshift classrooms after school collapses. Harish Damodaran, rural affairs editor, on which US agricultural products may expand in India and who gains or loses from trade shifts. They discuss trade impacts, makeshift schooling, and privacy concerns in Goa.
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Selective Market Opening Protects Crops
- The India–US deal avoids opening India to bulk imports like soybeans and corn but permits derived products such as soybean oil and DDGS.
- This selective access balances political sensitivity with US export opportunities.
DDGS Threatens Soybean Farmers
- DDGS is a protein-rich byproduct of ethanol production used as cheap livestock feed and substitutes soy meal.
- Harish says cheaper US DDGS will likely depress Indian soybean processor realizations and lower farmgate prices.
US Cost Advantage Drives Feed Imports
- US corn yields and ethanol production make DDGS and ethanol globally cheap and plentiful for exports to India.
- That price advantage creates a large potential market for US feed ingredients as Indian protein consumption grows.