# India asks WTO for permanent solution to food stockholding - Agro & Food Processing

> India's ambassador to the WTO, Brajendra Navnit, told the General Council meeting on July 22-23 that India wants members to negotiate a permanent solution allowing public food stockholding for food security, as committed at the Bali and Nairobi ministerials. India argues the pandemic has harmed poor populations in developing countries.

- Date: 2020-07-28 · published 2020-07-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52084-india-asks-wto-for-permanent-solution-to-food-stockholding-agro-and-food
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A permanent WTO fix would let India keep buying grain at administered prices and holding large stocks, reducing pressure to dump or export surplus rice and wheat. Without it, the threat of trade disputes over subsidies could persist, keeping global rice and wheat prices supported by Indian stock policy.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2021-11-17 | [India to pitch for permanent solution for food security in WTO meet \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44023-india-to-pitch-for-permanent-solution-for-food-security-in-wto-meet-economy-and.md) | +1.6% | -4.1% |
| 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% |
| RICE | 2020-09-24 | [Agri Commodity Update: India's Sugar Subsidies, Transport Assistance & Food Stock Scrutinized by WTO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51079-agri-commodity-update-india-s-sugar-subsidies-transport-assistance-and-food.md) | -0.1% | -2.4% |
| RICE | 2026-07-28 | [US calls out India for its farm protectionism, subsidy regime at WTO review](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18290-us-calls-out-india-for-its-farm-protectionism-subsidy-regime-at-wto-review.md) | +3.9% | +6.6% |
| RICE | 2020-02-26 | [India faces WTO heat to exempt food for humanitarian needs from export curbs - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54539-india-faces-wto-heat-to-exempt-food-for-humanitarian-needs-from-export-curbs.md) | +0.7% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-17 | [India to pitch for permanent solution for food security in WTO meet \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44023-india-to-pitch-for-permanent-solution-for-food-security-in-wto-meet-economy-and.md) | +1.3% | -7.4% |
| WHEAT | 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) | +0.8% | +7.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-31 | [Wheat processors push for export relaxation as stocks pile up - CNBC TV18](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24623-wheat-processors-push-for-export-relaxation-as-stocks-pile-up-cnbc-tv18.md) | +2.9% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- agronfoodprocessing.com: https://agronfoodprocessing.com/india-asks-wto-for-permanent-solution-to-food-stockholding/

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