# Exports of certain commodities to Maldives exempted from restrictions in 2019-20

> India has exempted specified quantities of essential commodities, including potatoes, onions, rice, wheat flour, sugar, dal and eggs, from domestic export restrictions for Maldives under a bilateral trade agreement for 2019-20. The fixed quantities, such as 89,454 MT of rice and 78,612 MT of wheat flour, are larger than the previous fiscal year.

- Date: 2019-05-07 · published 2019-05-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59028-exports-of-certain-commodities-to-maldives-exempted-from-restrictions-in-2019-20
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Guaranteed export quotas to Maldives add modest, predictable demand for Indian rice and wheat flour, with negligible effect on global grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2017-06-28 | [India to export essential agri commodities to Maldives without any res](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70439-india-to-export-essential-agri-commodities-to-maldives-without-any-res.md) | +2.8% | +8.7% |
| RICE | 2016-12-03 | [China finally lifts restrictions, opens its market for Indian rice; LT Foods, Kohinoor Foods, others set to benefit - Commodities News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73433-china-finally-lifts-restrictions-opens-its-market-for-indian-rice-lt-foods.md) | +3.1% | -2.7% |
| RICE | 2016-12-06 | [India Basmati Rice Exports To Grow By 10% In 2017/18  \| Investing.com India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73449-india-basmati-rice-exports-to-grow-by-10-in-2017-18-investing-com-india.md) | -1.3% | -4.9% |
| RICE | 2023-06-21 | [India approves wheat, broken rice exports requests from 4 countries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35450-india-approves-wheat-broken-rice-exports-requests-from-4-countries.md) | +2.8% | -9.0% |
| RICE | 2024-02-21 | [The impact of India’s rice export restrictions on global markets, supplies and prices \| The Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31740-the-impact-of-india-s-rice-export-restrictions-on-global-markets-supplies-and.md) | -1.0% | -2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2019-06-17 | [Supply of essential commodities to the Republic of Maldives during 2019-20 - KC Notifications](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58557-supply-of-essential-commodities-to-the-republic-of-maldives-during-2019-20-kc.md) | -6.1% | -8.7% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-19 | [India: Reduced quantity restrictions on export of certain agricultural products - Global Trade Alert](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71462-india-reduced-quantity-restrictions-on-export-of-certain-agricultural-products.md) | +1.2% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2023-05-09 | [Explainer: Why the EU is restricting grain imports from Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11372-explainer-why-the-eu-is-restricting-grain-imports-from-ukraine.md) | -0.5% | -7.7% |

## Sources

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/exports-of-certain-commodities-to-maldives-exempted-from-restrictions-in-2019-20-119050701159_1.html

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