# India to reimburse freight for some ag exports - Country Guide

> India will reimburse freight costs paid by exporters of certain farm products through cash transfers to bank accounts. The scheme lasts until March 2020 and excludes free-on-board deals, wheat, rice, meat and milk, while pulses are not on the exclusion list.

- Date: 2019-03-05 · published 2019-03-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60048-india-to-reimburse-freight-for-some-ag-exports-country-guide
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Subsidised freight could make Indian pulse exports more competitive, adding some supply to world pulse markets. Effects on feed grain and meal prices are minimal.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2021-01-29 | [Export rules by some countries force rise in global crop prices \| AGDAILY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49099-export-rules-by-some-countries-force-rise-in-global-crop-prices-agdaily.md) | -2.7% | -4.8% |
| RICE | 2022-06-13 | [India will keep tight control over wheat exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40906-india-will-keep-tight-control-over-wheat-exports.md) | -0.2% | -0.3% |
| RICE | 2022-09-09 | [India restricts rice exports, could fuel food inflation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39557-india-restricts-rice-exports-could-fuel-food-inflation.md) | +5.0% | -0.5% |
| RICE | 2025-10-03 | [India Exempts Farm Exports to Bhutan from Curbs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22359-india-exempts-farm-exports-to-bhutan-from-curbs.md) | -1.1% | -7.0% |
| RICE | 2022-09-20 | [Rice Prices Might Increase if India Restricts Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39666-rice-prices-might-increase-if-india-restricts-exports.md) | -1.6% | -5.5% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-03 | [India says no plans for now to curb food exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40901-india-says-no-plans-for-now-to-curb-food-exports.md) | -0.2% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2021-01-29 | [Export rules by some countries force rise in global crop prices \| AGDAILY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49099-export-rules-by-some-countries-force-rise-in-global-crop-prices-agdaily.md) | -9.7% | +0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-13 | [India will keep tight control over wheat exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40906-india-will-keep-tight-control-over-wheat-exports.md) | +1.0% | -6.4% |

## Sources

- country-guide.ca: https://www.country-guide.ca/daily/india-to-reimburse-freight-for-some-ag-exports/

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