# India faces WTO heat to exempt food for humanitarian needs from export curbs - The HinduBusinessLine

> India is under pressure at the WTO to approve the World Food Programme initiative that would exempt food purchases for humanitarian purposes from export restrictions. India is reportedly the only member still hesitant, and members want the proposal adopted at the June ministerial in Kazakhstan.

- Date: 2020-02-26 · published 2020-02-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54539-india-faces-wto-heat-to-exempt-food-for-humanitarian-needs-from-export-curbs
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

If India joins, humanitarian food purchases would be shielded from export bans, but India's own export curb flexibility would be limited. The price impact on feed grains and rice is minimal in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral

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## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/india-faces-wto-heat-to-exempt-food-for-humanitarian-needs-from-export-curbs/article30923926.ece

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