# India to pitch for permanent solution for food security in WTO meet | Economy & Policy News - Business Standard

> India plans to seek a permanent solution on public food stockholding at the WTO's 12th ministerial conference starting November 30, alongside domestic support talks. Indian officials called the draft agriculture text from a WTO panel 'completely imbalanced' and said food subsidy programmes could breach WTO caps.

- Date: 2021-11-17 · published 2021-11-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44023-india-to-pitch-for-permanent-solution-for-food-security-in-wto-meet-economy-and
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A permanent public stockholding fix would let India keep buying rice and wheat for food programmes and sustain export capacity. Failure to reach a deal leaves trade-distorting subsidy limits as a continuing risk for Indian rice and wheat exports.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2018-06-24 | [India pares restriction-free food exports to Maldives amid tension in ties \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64487-india-pares-restriction-free-food-exports-to-maldives-amid-tension-in-ties.md) | -7.9% | -4.8% |
| RICE | 2026-07-28 | [US, Japan urge India to address export restrictions in farm sector \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18288-us-japan-urge-india-to-address-export-restrictions-in-farm-sector-economy-and.md) | +3.9% | +6.6% |
| RICE | 2020-07-28 | [India asks WTO for permanent solution to food stockholding - Agro & Food Processing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52084-india-asks-wto-for-permanent-solution-to-food-stockholding-agro-and-food.md) | -0.4% | +5.3% |
| RICE | 2020-08-01 | [Tweak FCI's procurement strategies to boost rice exports: Expert panel \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51564-tweak-fci-s-procurement-strategies-to-boost-rice-exports-expert-panel-economy.md) | -0.6% | +6.3% |
| RICE | 2023-08-29 | [ITC's Puri hopes food export bans are short-lived once supply stabilises \| Company News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34535-itc-s-puri-hopes-food-export-bans-are-short-lived-once-supply-stabilises.md) | +4.9% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-28 | [US, Japan urge India to address export restrictions in farm sector \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18288-us-japan-urge-india-to-address-export-restrictions-in-farm-sector-economy-and.md) | -1.0% | +2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2020-07-28 | [India asks WTO for permanent solution to food stockholding - Agro & Food Processing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52084-india-asks-wto-for-permanent-solution-to-food-stockholding-agro-and-food.md) | -1.0% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-28 | [Central govt's restrictions on rice exports puts wheat and sugar in focus \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34529-central-govt-s-restrictions-on-rice-exports-puts-wheat-and-sugar-in-focus.md) | -4.7% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-to-pitch-for-permanent-solution-for-food-security-in-wto-meet-121111800071_1.html

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