# US lawmakers seek litigation at WTO against India on wheat subsidy 21.01.2022 - UkrAgroConsult

> Several dozen US lawmakers, in letters dated January 13, urged the Biden administration to start WTO dispute proceedings against India's wheat and rice subsidies. The letters follow an earlier Senate letter, and the government's rising guaranteed purchase prices are cited as the cause.

- Date: 2022-01-21 · published 2022-01-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43117-us-lawmakers-seek-litigation-at-wto-against-india-on-wheat-subsidy-21-01-2022
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

The push for WTO litigation signals rising US trade pressure on Indian grain exports, a possible future factor in global wheat and rice trade flows.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-21 | [Precipitation in the EU and the USA and the possible unblocking of Ukrainian ports increase the pressure on wheat prices 21.07.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40541-precipitation-in-the-eu-and-the-usa-and-the-possible-unblocking-of-ukrainian.md) | -11.0% | -1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-23 | [Ukraine. ARIA Commodities consigned wheat to Turkey, corn to South Korea 23.11.2021 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14534-ukraine-aria-commodities-consigned-wheat-to-turkey-corn-to-south-korea-23-11.md) | -2.6% | -4.0% |
| WHEAT | 2021-10-23 | [Ukraine. Grain export 2021/22: memorandum wheat shipment approaches 45% 23.10.2021 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44404-ukraine-grain-export-2021-22-memorandum-wheat-shipment-approaches-45-23-10-2021.md) | +0.5% | +8.7% |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-10 | [US challenges India’s wheat, rice subsidies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65005-us-challenges-india-s-wheat-rice-subsidies.md) | -1.0% | +2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2022-10-19 | [Argentina weekly soybean sales slow 19.10.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14003-argentina-weekly-soybean-sales-slow-19-10-2022-ukragroconsult.md) | -0.5% | +2.1% |
| RICE | 2018-05-10 | [US challenges India’s wheat, rice subsidies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65005-us-challenges-india-s-wheat-rice-subsidies.md) | +0.8% | -9.9% |
| RICE | 2024-09-18 | [Six WTO nations quiz India's export curbs on rice, wheat - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28271-six-wto-nations-quiz-india-s-export-curbs-on-rice-wheat-the-economic-times.md) | -0.6% | -2.0% |
| RICE | 2018-05-09 | [United States Issues First-Ever WTO Counter Notification Against India’s Market Price Support \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65001-united-states-issues-first-ever-wto-counter-notification-against-india-s-market.md) | -0.3% | -7.7% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/us-lawmakers-seek-litigation-at-wto-against-india-on-wheat-subsidy/

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