# India may face greater scrutiny at WTO after 13% MSP hike for paddy

> India's 13% hike in paddy minimum support price may draw greater scrutiny at the WTO, where the US has questioned India's subsidy calculations. Officials believe India may remain within permitted subsidy limits because the rupee has weakened against the dollar.

- Date: 2018-07-05 · published 2018-07-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63993-india-may-face-greater-scrutiny-at-wto-after-13-msp-hike-for-paddy
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

WTO trade disputes over Indian rice subsidies could affect future export flows, but the immediate price impact is limited.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2021-09-15 | [WTO: India’s interest in promoting wheat, rice exports may clash with G-33 proposal on MSP - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45017-wto-india-s-interest-in-promoting-wheat-rice-exports-may-clash-with-g-33.md) | +3.1% | +2.0% |
| RICE | 2026-07-28 | [US calls out India for its farm protectionism, subsidy regime at WTO review](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18290-us-calls-out-india-for-its-farm-protectionism-subsidy-regime-at-wto-review.md) | +3.9% | +6.6% |
| RICE | 2019-06-18 | [How Will PM Modi Double Farmers’ Income? EU Questions India at WTO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58560-how-will-pm-modi-double-farmers-income-eu-questions-india-at-wto.md) | -3.7% | +1.5% |
| RICE | 2020-09-24 | [Agri Commodity Update: India's Sugar Subsidies, Transport Assistance & Food Stock Scrutinized by WTO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51079-agri-commodity-update-india-s-sugar-subsidies-transport-assistance-and-food.md) | -0.1% | -2.4% |
| RICE | 2025-06-28 | [Indian govt to hike prices of broken rice for manufacturing ethanol from Oct 1 - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24288-indian-govt-to-hike-prices-of-broken-rice-for-manufacturing-ethanol-from-oct-1.md) | -5.3% | -4.8% |

## Sources

- livemint.com: https://www.livemint.com/Politics/KVv4iAN9DwZw7UBe36K1ZK/India-may-face-greater-scrutiny-at-WTO-after-13-MSP-hike-fo.html

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