# WTO members raise queries yet againon India’s pulses import restrictions - The HinduBusinessLine

> Australia, Canada, the US and Russia again questioned India's pulse import quotas at a WTO meeting, asking India to justify the temporary restrictions. Questions were also raised on India's sugar exports, dairy loans, rice exports and wheat procurement prices.

- Date: 2019-10-29 · published 2019-10-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56517-wto-members-raise-queries-yet-againon-india-s-pulses-import-restrictions-the
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

WTO pressure could eventually force India to ease pulse quotas, but no immediate change in grain or oilseed prices is implied.

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| WHEAT | 2018-02-28 | [Will India capture the ‘pulse’ of export market? - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66443-will-india-capture-the-pulse-of-export-market-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +2.3% | +1.0% |
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## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/wto-members-raise-queries-yet-againon-indias-pulses-import-restrictions/article29825381.ece

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