# India’s agriculture sector struggles amid WTO paralysis, tariff hikes | Policy Circle

> A Policy Circle analysis argues India's farm sector faces pressure from Trump's tariffs, erratic climate and a stalled WTO process. It cites farm exports of $48.2 billion in FY 2024-25.

- Date: 2025-08-27 · published 2025-08-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23290-india-s-agriculture-sector-struggles-amid-wto-paralysis-tariff-hikes-policy
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Trade barriers and WTO gridlock add uncertainty to Indian farm export flows, but the piece gives no new market-moving event.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2021-06-10 | [India's agriculture exports jump 17.34% to $41.25 billion in FY21 \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46519-india-s-agriculture-exports-jump-17-34-to-41-25-billion-in-fy21-economy-and.md) | -5.5% | -4.6% |
| RICE | 2019-02-04 | [Cambodia’s agriculture sector must supply own raw materials \| The Phnom Penh Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60678-cambodia-s-agriculture-sector-must-supply-own-raw-materials-the-phnom-penh-post.md) | -2.7% | -2.0% |
| RICE | 2020-06-21 | [WTO: India against easing farm export tariffs amid Covid - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52585-wto-india-against-easing-farm-export-tariffs-amid-covid-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -3.2% | -15.7% |
| RICE | 2023-09-19 | [Agriculture exports dip in first quarter of FY24 on bans and curbs \| Economy & Policy Analysis - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34052-agriculture-exports-dip-in-first-quarter-of-fy24-on-bans-and-curbs-economy-and.md) | -1.0% | -1.3% |
| RICE | 2019-11-16 | [India's Agriculture Export Down, Spice and Sugar Export Witness Growth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56040-india-s-agriculture-export-down-spice-and-sugar-export-witness-growth.md) | +2.4% | +6.0% |
| WHEAT | 2018-04-04 | [How China will target U.S. agriculture - POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65374-how-china-will-target-u-s-agriculture-politico.md) | +0.7% | +6.9% |
| WHEAT | 2019-07-04 | [Australian Agriculture Sector Likely To Get Impacted From The U.S-China Trade Truce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58043-australian-agriculture-sector-likely-to-get-impacted-from-the-u-s-china-trade.md) | -1.2% | -4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-10 | [India's agriculture exports jump 17.34% to $41.25 billion in FY21 \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46519-india-s-agriculture-exports-jump-17-34-to-41-25-billion-in-fy21-economy-and.md) | +5.7% | -5.3% |

## Sources

- policycircle.org: https://www.policycircle.org/opinion/agriculture-sector-wto-tariff-hurdles/

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