# How long can India sustain ad hoc agri-trade policies? Stability is essential  - The HinduBusinessLine

> Sanjay Kaul argues in an opinion piece that India's frequent shifts in agricultural trade policy, including import duties, minimum export prices and export bans, have created instability. He says distorted minimum support prices have pushed domestic prices away from international levels and eroded export competitiveness.

- Date: 2018-05-29 · published 2018-05-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64999-how-long-can-india-sustain-ad-hoc-agri-trade-policies-stability-is-essential
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Abrupt policy reversals make Indian export and import flows hard to predict, which can keep world rice and wheat prices volatile. Buyers should expect continued uncertainty in Indian grain trade.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2023-03-16 | [Indian rice exporters unlikely to seek export duty rollback for now - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36810-indian-rice-exporters-unlikely-to-seek-export-duty-rollback-for-now-the.md) | -0.1% | +1.6% |
| RICE | 2025-04-04 | [India to implement new tariff line for rice exports from May 1 - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25062-india-to-implement-new-tariff-line-for-rice-exports-from-may-1-the.md) | +1.3% | -3.5% |
| 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 | 2020-02-26 | [India faces WTO heat to exempt food for humanitarian needs from export curbs - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54539-india-faces-wto-heat-to-exempt-food-for-humanitarian-needs-from-export-curbs.md) | +0.7% | -0.6% |
| 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% |
| WHEAT | 2018-03-19 | [Draft Agri Export Policy seeks to end curbs to bring in stability - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65960-draft-agri-export-policy-seeks-to-end-curbs-to-bring-in-stability-the.md) | -0.5% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2021-04-25 | [Promote barter trade for surplus commodities   - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47569-promote-barter-trade-for-surplus-commodities-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +3.3% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 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) | -3.8% | +4.6% |

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/how-long-can-india-sustain-ad-hoc-agri-trade-policies-stability-is-essential/article24027087.ece

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