‘Cash into rural America’: US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins cheers new trade deal, market access in India

Taking to X, Rollins said, “Thank you @POTUS for ONCE AGAIN delivering for our American farmers. New US-India deal will export more American farm products to India’s massive market, lifting prices, and pumping cash into rural America.”

Thank you @POTUS for ONCE AGAIN delivering for our American farmers.

New US-India deal will export more American farm products to India’s massive market, lifting prices, and pumping cash into rural America.

In 2024, America’s agricultural trade deficit with India was $1.3… https://t.co/Z04eNDfXjD

— Secretary Brooke Rollins (@SecRollins) February 2, 2026

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“In 2024, America’s agricultural trade deficit with India was $1.3 billion. India’s growing population is an important market for American agricultural products and today’s deal will go a long way to reducing this deficit. America First victory on top of the dozens of deals for ag #FarmersWin #USIndiaTrade #RuralAmerica.”

India’s Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is yet to comment on the development.

India’s major agricultural exports to the US include marine products, spices, dairy products, basmati rice, and herbal products. In 2024-25, India’s agricultural exports to the US stood at $6,249.07 million, accounting for 11.74 per cent of the country’s total agricultural exports of $53,242.70 million.

India’s agricultural imports mainly include fresh fruits, dry fruits and nuts, including almonds and walnuts, alcoholic beverages, raw cotton, vegetable oils, and processed items from the US. The US, for a long time, has been trying to get access to India’s agricultural products market.

In September 2023, India and the US announced a settlement of the outstanding World Trade Organisation (WTO) poultry dispute between the two countries. As part of the agreement, New Delhi agreed to reduce tariffs on certain US products, including frozen turkey, frozen duck, fresh blueberries and cranberries, frozen blueberries and cranberries, dried blueberries and cranberries, and processed blueberries and cranberries.

Trump lowers tariff on India

India and the US agreed to a trade deal as Trump Monday said that the US “effective immediately” has lowered tariffs on India to 18 per cent from 50 per cent. This came after India addressed several US demands in the Budget and also began aggressively signing trade deals with other countries, including the UK and the EU.

Trump announced that India has agreed to halt its purchases of Russian oil and to significantly increase its imports from the US, as well as potentially from Venezuela. Additionally, India has committed to buying $500 billion worth of US energy, agricultural products, coal, and other goods as part of the trade deal.