Despite localized geopolitical instabilities in West Asia that forced the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) to issue heightened vigilance warnings to vessels transiting the Persian Gulf, India’s agricultural and marine sectors recorded historic high-volume export volumes. Driven by soaring market demand from China and the US, frozen shrimp exports climbed to an all-time record high of $8.46 billion. In premium horticulture, the state of Himachal Pradesh initiated air cargo shipments of fresh cherries and plums to Oman, while the government successfully completed the first commercial overseas shipment of the premium, GI-tagged Rewa Sundarja mangoes from Madhya Pradesh directly into the United Arab Emirates.