# Agri Commodity Update: India's Sugar Subsidies, Transport Assistance & Food Stock Scrutinized by WTO

> India's sugar subsidies, transport and marketing assistance and pulse import quantitative restrictions were questioned by WTO members including the EU, US, Canada, Brazil and Australia at an agriculture committee meeting. New Delhi was also asked about its large food stocks and whether it exceeded support limits. India defended its export transport scheme under a 2013 Nairobi decision allowing such incentives until 2023.

- Date: 2020-09-24 · published 2020-09-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51079-agri-commodity-update-india-s-sugar-subsidies-transport-assistance-and-food
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

WTO scrutiny of Indian support programs is a trade-policy issue that could eventually affect sugar and rice export flows, but there is no immediate supply change in the text.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2021-09-13 | [Centre Revises "Transport and Marketing Assistance" (TMA) scheme for Specified Agriculture Products’ - Mcommerce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45019-centre-revises-transport-and-marketing-assistance-tma-scheme-for-specified.md) | +3.9% | +3.6% |
| 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 | 2017-07-19 | [Preventive trade policies restrict export of key agri commodities: stu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69947-preventive-trade-policies-restrict-export-of-key-agri-commodities-stu.md) | +3.7% | +3.2% |
| RICE | 2018-07-05 | [India may face greater scrutiny at WTO after 13% MSP hike for paddy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63993-india-may-face-greater-scrutiny-at-wto-after-13-msp-hike-for-paddy.md) | -1.6% | -1.0% |
| RICE | 2020-12-23 | [India proposes using govt food stock to fight global hunger](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49608-india-proposes-using-govt-food-stock-to-fight-global-hunger.md) | -1.3% | +7.4% |

## Sources

- krishijagran.com: https://krishijagran.com/commodity-news/agri-commodity-update-indias-sugar-subsidies-transport-assistance-food-stock-scrutinized-by-wto/

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