# India-US trade pact and its impact on millions of Indian farmers | Reuters

> India is expected to allow imports of US DDGS, adding to a domestic surplus. Reports say existing DDGS surpluses are already weighing on soymeal demand and Indian oilseed prices, and farmers are shifting from soybeans and peanuts to corn and rice.

- Date: 2026-02-09 · published 2026-02-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20685-india-us-trade-pact-and-its-impact-on-millions-of-indian-farmers-reuters
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Growing DDGS supply in India substitutes for soymeal in poultry feed, reducing Indian demand for oilmeals and pressuring oilseed prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2026-02-25 | [Indonesia may struggle to deliver on new US farm import promises, traders say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5505-indonesia-may-struggle-to-deliver-on-new-us-farm-import-promises-traders-say.md) | +0.5% | +4.1% |
| SBM | 2019-04-25 | [Farmers have received $8.4 billion in China trade war aid - UPI.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59574-farmers-have-received-8-4-billion-in-china-trade-war-aid-upi-com.md) | -1.5% | -0.7% |
| SBM | 2024-10-17 | [New US-China Trade War Could Cost Farmers Billions \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27846-new-us-china-trade-war-could-cost-farmers-billions-farm-policy-news-illinois.md) | -0.4% | -7.2% |
| SBM | 2025-03-04 | [USDA Prepares to Protect Farmers in a Trade War - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25559-usda-prepares-to-protect-farmers-in-a-trade-war-agweb.md) | +1.6% | +1.1% |
| SBM | 2018-04-13 | [China traders, farmers shrug off risk of US soybeans tariff \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65373-china-traders-farmers-shrug-off-risk-of-us-soybeans-tariff-ap-news.md) | -2.6% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-us-trade-pact-its-impact-millions-indian-farmers-2026-02-09/

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