# DGFT permits Supply of essential commodities to Maldives during 2018-19

> India's DGFT notification sets 2018-19 export quotas under its bilateral agreement with Maldives. The quotas cover potatoes, onions, rice, wheat flour, sugar, dal and eggs, with rice at about 24,581 tonnes. The permitted volumes are exempt from any future export restrictions.

- Date: 2018-06-20 · published 2018-06-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64489-dgft-permits-supply-of-essential-commodities-to-maldives-during-2018-19
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

The small rice quota is marginal to global supply, so the notification has little price impact.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2020-09-16 | [Monsoon session of Parliament: Lok Sabha clears bill to amend Essential Commodities Act \| Republic World](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51085-monsoon-session-of-parliament-lok-sabha-clears-bill-to-amend-essential.md) | +3.0% | +0.7% |
| RICE | 2017-07-19 | [Preventive trade policies restrict export of key agri commodities: stu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69947-preventive-trade-policies-restrict-export-of-key-agri-commodities-stu.md) | +3.7% | +3.2% |
| RICE | 2024-03-13 | [India Permits The Export Of Specific Rice Varieties To Tanzania, Djibouti, And Guinea Bissau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31141-india-permits-the-export-of-specific-rice-varieties-to-tanzania-djibouti-and.md) | +1.3% | -2.0% |
| RICE | 2016-11-29 | [Relief for Centre, as rice, wheat, arhar, potato prices stable despite demonetisation - Commodities News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73830-relief-for-centre-as-rice-wheat-arhar-potato-prices-stable-despite.md) | +4.2% | -3.0% |
| RICE | 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) | -6.1% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- taxguru.in: https://taxguru.in/dgft/dgft-permits-supply-essential-commodities-maldives-201819.html

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