India, Feb. 8 -- India will not open up its markets for US soyabean, corn, meat and dairy, the biggest American commodities whose imports could hurt the country's farmers, while deepening exchanges in a raft of agricultural items which the country doesn't sufficiently grow, Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday.

A joint statement by the US and India on a framework for an interim trade deal said New Delhi will "eliminate or reduce" tariffs on a "wide range" of farm produce.

India will grant access to American distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS) -- a nutrient-rich poultry feed derived from ethanol leftovers -- soyabean oil, red sorghum for animal feed, tree nuts, fresh and processed fruits, wine and spirits, acco...