# Farm export limits could be fixed even during low supplies

> India is considering a liberal farm export policy that would fix permanent threshold quantities of farm commodities free from trade restrictions, even in low-supply years such as drought. Interministerial consultations are underway on a commerce-ministry-anchored farm trade policy aiming to lift farm exports from about $30 billion to nearly $60 billion by 2022.

- Date: 2018-09-16 · published 2018-09-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62995-farm-export-limits-could-be-fixed-even-during-low-supplies
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

If adopted, India would be less likely to clamp down on exports during shortages, which could add to global supply of rice, wheat and other grains and weigh on world prices over time, though the government is still in consultation.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

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## Sources

- hindustantimes.com: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/agri-trade-policy-will-fix-export-limits-even-during-low-supplies/story-HDxtfY0agXRg12cEVLagKJ.html

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