# To boost farm income, India plans to reduce restrictions on export | Business News

> India's government plans to revisit its practice of imposing export restrictions on food items to curb domestic inflation, which has hurt farmers. The article cites the 2017 potato glut, when unsold harvests rotted after a 2014 minimum export price and duty-free import policy choked exports. India is drafting a national agriculture export policy aimed at promoting exports instead.

- Date: 2018-04-29 · published 2018-04-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65464-to-boost-farm-income-india-plans-to-reduce-restrictions-on-export-business-news
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

If export curbs are reduced, Indian farm surplus could reach world markets more readily, adding supply in some food categories while easing the sudden-ban risk that has periodically disrupted global trade.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2026-07-28 | [US, Japan urge India to address export restrictions in farm sector \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18288-us-japan-urge-india-to-address-export-restrictions-in-farm-sector-economy-and.md) | +3.9% | +6.6% |
| RICE | 2024-11-08 | [India lifts export restrictions on rice \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27367-india-lifts-export-restrictions-on-rice-ifpri.md) | +1.9% | +4.8% |
| RICE | 2023-10-30 | [India's rice export restrictions are pushing global south towards a crisis \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33578-india-s-rice-export-restrictions-are-pushing-global-south-towards-a-crisis.md) | -0.0% | +6.3% |
| RICE | 2018-06-24 | [India pares restriction-free food exports to Maldives amid tension in ties \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64487-india-pares-restriction-free-food-exports-to-maldives-amid-tension-in-ties.md) | -7.9% | -4.8% |
| RICE | 2024-07-20 | [Pakistan’s rice exports surge to record amid India's export restrictions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4979-pakistan-s-rice-exports-surge-to-record-amid-india-s-export-restrictions.md) | +7.0% | +2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-28 | [US, Japan urge India to address export restrictions in farm sector \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18288-us-japan-urge-india-to-address-export-restrictions-in-farm-sector-economy-and.md) | -1.0% | +2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2021-10-19 | [India's unexpected wheat export restriction traps 1.8 million tonnes at ports · Business Upturn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44507-india-s-unexpected-wheat-export-restriction-traps-1-8-million-tonnes-at-ports.md) | +0.7% | +9.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-28 | [Central govt's restrictions on rice exports puts wheat and sugar in focus \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34529-central-govt-s-restrictions-on-rice-exports-puts-wheat-and-sugar-in-focus.md) | -4.7% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- hindustantimes.com: https://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/to-boost-farm-income-india-plans-to-reduce-restrictions-on-export/story-yNSeqXrIoGQuhQXYJNlakI.html

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