# Government Appoint Counsellors in 10 Countries to aid Agriculture Export

> India is appointing agricultural counsellors at embassies in 10 major import destinations to promote farm exports. The move follows a sharp first-quarter drop in exports of non-basmati rice, pulses and wheat, according to APEDA data.

- Date: 2019-10-17 · published 2019-10-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56515-government-appoint-counsellors-in-10-countries-to-aid-agriculture-export
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger Indian export promotion could eventually lift rice and wheat shipments, but the effect on near-term global prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## 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 | 2017-10-29 | [Improving Agricultural Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68433-improving-agricultural-exports.md) | -2.3% | +6.5% |
| RICE | 2018-12-06 | [CCEA approves agriculture export policy: No curbs on shipment of processed, organic items \| Business News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61536-ccea-approves-agriculture-export-policy-no-curbs-on-shipment-of-processed.md) | -3.9% | -6.8% |
| RICE | 2020-07-08 | [RCEF goes full throttle in Year 2 \|
    Official Portal of the Department of Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7945-rcef-goes-full-throttle-in-year-2-official-portal-of-the-department-of.md) | -2.1% | -30.0% |
| RICE | 2019-07-17 | [Government to set SRPs for imported, local rice](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58171-government-to-set-srps-for-imported-local-rice.md) | +1.6% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2018-12-06 | [CCEA approves agriculture export policy: No curbs on shipment of processed, organic items \| Business News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61536-ccea-approves-agriculture-export-policy-no-curbs-on-shipment-of-processed.md) | -0.1% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-04 | [New Export Price Mechanism for Agricultural Products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12806-new-export-price-mechanism-for-agricultural-products.md) | +0.1% | +5.3% |
| WHEAT | 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) | -2.9% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- grainmart.in: https://www.grainmart.in/news/government-appoint-counsellors-in-10-countries-to-aid-agriculture-export/

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