# S&P Global Platts expanding India presence; focus on agriculture to go up | Company News - Business Standard

> S&P Global Platts is expanding its agricultural commodity tracking business in India after acquiring the Live Rice Index earlier this year. The unit now employs over 50 people in rice pricing, news and analytics, with a dedicated agriculture team in Gurugram.

- Date: 2019-12-02 · published 2019-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55672-s-and-p-global-platts-expanding-india-presence-focus-on-agriculture-to-go-up
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

The expansion mainly affects price reporting coverage and benchmark assessments for rice, with no direct supply or demand impact.

## Sources

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/s-p-global-platts-expanding-india-presence-focus-on-agriculture-to-go-up-119120201176_1.html

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