# Exploring subsidies and tariffs in India

> A Farm Policy Facts commentary says India's high tariffs and rising crop subsidies, including minimum support prices raised to 25% in July, are a barrier to US farm trade. It argues that US farmers will need a safety net while India keeps these measures.

- Date: 2018-10-08 · published 2018-10-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62502-exploring-subsidies-and-tariffs-in-india
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

India's protectionist tariffs and support prices limit imports of US farm goods and encourage domestic output, adding to global supply. The commentary itself moves no prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2021-04-20 | [India invokes peace clause again as rice subsidies exceed 10% cap - Civilsdaily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47565-india-invokes-peace-clause-again-as-rice-subsidies-exceed-10-cap-civilsdaily.md) | +2.9% | +4.7% |
| RICE | 2021-03-11 | [India’s Agriculture Export Subsidy Policies come under WTO lens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48082-india-s-agriculture-export-subsidy-policies-come-under-wto-lens.md) | +3.6% | +2.8% |
| RICE | 2024-03-26 | [India's rice exports at risk as exporters face huge tax demand-sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31138-india-s-rice-exports-at-risk-as-exporters-face-huge-tax-demand-sources.md) | -5.7% | +12.6% |
| RICE | 2019-01-23 | [India to spend 6.5% more on food subsidies in fiscal year 2019-20: Sources- Moneycontrol.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61064-india-to-spend-6-5-more-on-food-subsidies-in-fiscal-year-2019-20-sources.md) | +0.7% | -5.8% |
| RICE | 2020-03-26 | [Inside India's historic effort to distribute food and fight hunger during Covid-19](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54084-inside-india-s-historic-effort-to-distribute-food-and-fight-hunger-during-covid.md) | +3.2% | +22.4% |
| WHEAT | 2021-03-11 | [India’s Agriculture Export Subsidy Policies come under WTO lens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48082-india-s-agriculture-export-subsidy-policies-come-under-wto-lens.md) | -0.4% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-07-30 | [Trump’s Tax Bill Expands Farm Subsidies. Not All Farmers Will Benefit.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23749-trump-s-tax-bill-expands-farm-subsidies-not-all-farmers-will-benefit.md) | -0.7% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-09 | [How agriculture subsidies are hurting farmers, taxpayers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73465-how-agriculture-subsidies-are-hurting-farmers-taxpayers.md) | +1.5% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/farm-operations/exploring-subsidies-and-tariffs-in-india

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