# India Exempts Farm Exports to Bhutan from Curbs

> India's DGFT exempted a list of agricultural exports to Bhutan from existing export restrictions, effective October 3, 2025. The list covers dairy products, vegetables, rice, wheat, pulses, edible oils, sugar and salt. The measure is meant to keep supplies flowing to Bhutan.

- Date: 2025-10-03 · published 2025-10-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22359-india-exempts-farm-exports-to-bhutan-from-curbs
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Bhutan is a small import market, so the exemption has little effect on world feed or grain prices. It mainly affects regional trade flows.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2020-02-26 | [India faces WTO heat to exempt food for humanitarian needs from export curbs - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54539-india-faces-wto-heat-to-exempt-food-for-humanitarian-needs-from-export-curbs.md) | +0.7% | -0.6% |
| RICE | 2023-02-12 | [India likely to continue curbs on wheat, rice exports \| India News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37311-india-likely-to-continue-curbs-on-wheat-rice-exports-india-news.md) | -3.2% | -9.6% |
| RICE | 2023-12-21 | [Indian trade curbs to cut exports by $4 bln, Red Sea attacks a risk -source](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32643-indian-trade-curbs-to-cut-exports-by-4-bln-red-sea-attacks-a-risk-source.md) | -1.2% | +1.2% |
| RICE | 2018-08-22 | [A new field: Move to free farm exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63492-a-new-field-move-to-free-farm-exports.md) | +0.5% | -7.1% |
| RICE | 2022-08-26 | [India considers curbs on exports of 100% broken rice \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39983-india-considers-curbs-on-exports-of-100-broken-rice-reuters.md) | +1.3% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-03 | [India says no plans for now to curb food exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40901-india-says-no-plans-for-now-to-curb-food-exports.md) | -0.2% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-07 | [India curbs export of wheat products from July 12 \| India News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40461-india-curbs-export-of-wheat-products-from-july-12-india-news.md) | -5.1% | -4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2023-02-12 | [India likely to continue curbs on wheat, rice exports \| India News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37311-india-likely-to-continue-curbs-on-wheat-rice-exports-india-news.md) | -3.2% | -9.2% |

## Sources

- taxguru.in: https://taxguru.in/dgft/exemptions-export-agricultural-commodities-bhutan-regarding.html

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