# India extends crop fumigation exemption until year-end - Grainews

> India has extended by six months, to December 31, 2018, an exemption to its rule requiring methyl bromide fumigation of crop cargoes. The extension allows continued imports of pulses and wheat. India has also imposed tariffs on Canadian peas, lentils and chickpeas.

- Date: 2018-06-29 · published 2018-06-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64488-india-extends-crop-fumigation-exemption-until-year-end-grainews
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Keeping the fumigation exemption eases import logistics for wheat and pulses, supporting continued trade flows into India.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-12-19 | [India extends halt on futures trading in key farm commodities until January \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11559-india-extends-halt-on-futures-trading-in-key-farm-commodities-until-january.md) | +1.7% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2017-06-30 | [Entry of non-fumigated crop cargoes extended for another 6 months by I](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70442-entry-of-non-fumigated-crop-cargoes-extended-for-another-6-months-by-i.md) | +1.3% | -3.7% |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-16 | [Explained: How can Punjab achieve crop diversification? \| Explained News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49612-explained-how-can-punjab-achieve-crop-diversification-explained-news-the-indian.md) | +0.7% | +6.9% |
| WHEAT | 2023-03-30 | [India: Export ban on wheat to continue, record output likely even after untimely rains: FCI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36813-india-export-ban-on-wheat-to-continue-record-output-likely-even-after-untimely.md) | -11.1% | -14.6% |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-29 | [EXPLAINER How India's grain policies have stoked FCI's debt binge \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49613-explainer-how-india-s-grain-policies-have-stoked-fci-s-debt-binge-reuters.md) | +5.3% | +11.9% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/india-extends-crop-fumigation-exemption-until-year-end/

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