# Gulf threats could put the mockers on India’s grand new agri-export policy

> Fears are growing that Saudi Arabia and the UAE could halt billions of dollars of Indian food imports over quality concerns. The Agriculture Export Policy 2018 aims to double farm exports to $60 billion by 2022 and includes around $200 million for export clusters.

- Date: 2019-02-12 · published 2019-02-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Gulf · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60566-gulf-threats-could-put-the-mockers-on-india-s-grand-new-agri-export-policy
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

A Gulf import halt would reduce demand for Indian food exports, adding to the surplus of rice and other farm goods. The impact on feed commodities is limited.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2019-05-01 | [How the US move on Iran oil could hit India's basmati rice exports \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59033-how-the-us-move-on-iran-oil-could-hit-india-s-basmati-rice-exports-economy-and.md) | +3.6% | +14.0% |
| RICE | 2026-03-05 | [How West Asia conflict has hit India’s rice exports, left thousands of containers stuck at ports \| Explained News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12572-how-west-asia-conflict-has-hit-india-s-rice-exports-left-thousands-of.md) | +5.1% | +8.1% |
| RICE | 2018-08-06 | [US sanctions on Iran cast shadow on Indian exports - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63495-us-sanctions-on-iran-cast-shadow-on-indian-exports-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -8.2% | -5.8% |
| RICE | 2026-03-02 | [Rice exporters to meet Apeda as Gulf tensions threaten $6 billion basmati trade \| Mint](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12575-rice-exporters-to-meet-apeda-as-gulf-tensions-threaten-6-billion-basmati-trade.md) | +4.9% | +6.7% |
| RICE | 2020-01-08 | [US-Iran crisis hits rice exporters, hundreds of containers struck at Gujarat port](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55049-us-iran-crisis-hits-rice-exporters-hundreds-of-containers-struck-at-gujarat-port.md) | +1.7% | +5.5% |

## Sources

- foodnavigator.com: https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2019/02/12/Gulf-threats-could-put-the-mockers-on-India-s-grand-new-agri-export-policy/

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