# CCEA approves agriculture export policy: No curbs on shipment of processed, organic items | Business News - The Indian Express

> India's cabinet committee approved an agriculture export policy that keeps shipments of processed and organic farm goods free of restrictions. Major staples including rice, wheat, cotton and sugar are not exempted, and the government will keep reviewing supply and demand before imposing curbs. The policy targets farm exports of over $60 billion by 2022.

- Date: 2018-12-06 · published 2018-12-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61536-ccea-approves-agriculture-export-policy-no-curbs-on-shipment-of-processed
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Keeping rice and wheat subject to possible export curbs leaves the risk of sudden Indian export restrictions, which have historically shifted buyers to competitors and can tighten global supply. Buyers should treat Indian rice and wheat export availability as conditional rather than firmly open.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

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| WHEAT | 2018-03-19 | [Draft Agri Export Policy seeks to end curbs to bring in stability - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65960-draft-agri-export-policy-seeks-to-end-curbs-to-bring-in-stability-the.md) | -0.5% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-28 | [US, Japan urge India to address export restrictions in farm sector \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18288-us-japan-urge-india-to-address-export-restrictions-in-farm-sector-economy-and.md) | -1.0% | +2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-16 | [Why low stocks of rice, wheat and sugar shouldn’t push India to curb exports \| The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39563-why-low-stocks-of-rice-wheat-and-sugar-shouldn-t-push-india-to-curb-exports-the.md) | +5.9% | -8.9% |

## Sources

- indianexpress.com: https://indianexpress.com/article/business/ccea-approves-agriculture-export-policy-no-curbs-on-shipment-of-processed-organic-items-5482293/

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