# Govt try alter import and export policies to ensure MSP for farmers

> India's government is adjusting import and export policies to support minimum support prices, using tur and masur duty changes as examples. Tur imports are permitted through December 2020 and masur import duty was lowered to 10% until the local harvest. Officials say the strategy aims to protect farm prices without hurting consumers.

- Date: 2020-11-13 · published 2020-11-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50110-govt-try-alter-import-and-export-policies-to-ensure-msp-for-farmers
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Indian import duty and export policy shifts influence pulse and grain trade balances, but the effect on feed grain prices is limited.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2018-10-05 | [PMO Gives Go-ahead to Anti-Farmer Agriculture Export Policy \| NewsClick](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62494-pmo-gives-go-ahead-to-anti-farmer-agriculture-export-policy-newsclick.md) | -0.9% | -1.3% |
| RICE | 2024-12-25 | [Govt plans to introduce new agriculture export policy \| Mint](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26925-govt-plans-to-introduce-new-agriculture-export-policy-mint.md) | -0.0% | +4.4% |
| RICE | 2021-11-29 | [Not Guaranteed MSP, an Agriculture Export Policy Can Increase Farmers’ Income \| Opinion News - News18](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44022-not-guaranteed-msp-an-agriculture-export-policy-can-increase-farmers-income.md) | -1.6% | +0.3% |
| RICE | 2017-12-21 | [Agriculture reforms: To stem falling prices, govt looks at new farm exports policy \| India News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67451-agriculture-reforms-to-stem-falling-prices-govt-looks-at-new-farm-exports.md) | -1.6% | +2.9% |
| RICE | 2022-01-15 | [Rice Exporters eligible for Export Incentives, to receive RoDTEP Licences – Import Export Licence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43114-rice-exporters-eligible-for-export-incentives-to-receive-rodtep-licences-import.md) | +5.6% | +6.1% |
| WHEAT | 2024-12-25 | [Govt plans to introduce new agriculture export policy \| Mint](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26925-govt-plans-to-introduce-new-agriculture-export-policy-mint.md) | +0.4% | -1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-29 | [Not Guaranteed MSP, an Agriculture Export Policy Can Increase Farmers’ Income \| Opinion News - News18](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44022-not-guaranteed-msp-an-agriculture-export-policy-can-increase-farmers-income.md) | -1.1% | -3.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-12-21 | [Agriculture reforms: To stem falling prices, govt looks at new farm exports policy \| India News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67451-agriculture-reforms-to-stem-falling-prices-govt-looks-at-new-farm-exports.md) | +0.5% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- agrinews.in: https://agrinews.in/govt-try-alter-import-and-export-policies-to-ensure-msp-for-farmers/

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