# Make MSP mechanism WTO compatible, says India Exim Bank working paper - The HinduBusinessLine

> An India Exim Bank working paper recommends making India's MSP mechanism compatible with WTO rules and moving domestic subsidies toward direct income support. It cites a US claim that India's wheat market price support has exceeded 60 percent of production value.

- Date: 2021-11-19 · published 2021-11-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44024-make-msp-mechanism-wto-compatible-says-india-exim-bank-working-paper-the
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The paper is a research recommendation with no direct policy change. A WTO challenge to India's MSP-based procurement could eventually affect Indian rice and wheat export and stock policy.

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| RICE | 2018-03-19 | [Rice exporters in fear as move to hike MSP will make it expensive in global markets - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65962-rice-exporters-in-fear-as-move-to-hike-msp-will-make-it-expensive-in-global.md) | -0.8% | +4.8% |
| WHEAT | 2021-09-15 | [WTO: India’s interest in promoting wheat, rice exports may clash with G-33 proposal on MSP - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45017-wto-india-s-interest-in-promoting-wheat-rice-exports-may-clash-with-g-33.md) | -3.8% | +4.6% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-24 | [India says no immediate plan to permit export of wheat, wheat products - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22813-india-says-no-immediate-plan-to-permit-export-of-wheat-wheat-products-the.md) | -0.9% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2018-02-28 | [Will India capture the ‘pulse’ of export market? - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66443-will-india-capture-the-pulse-of-export-market-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +2.3% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/make-msp-mechanism-wto-compatible-says-india-exim-bank-working-paper/article37585462.ece

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