# The Sprout: India to extend fumigation exemption, says report - iPolitics

> India reportedly plans to extend its methyl bromide fumigation exemption for international pulse and wheat exports by six months to the end of June. Canada has lacked an exemption since September, while the US and some European shipments lost theirs on December 31.

- Date: 2018-01-02 · published 2018-01-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66948-the-sprout-india-to-extend-fumigation-exemption-says-report-ipolitics
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Restored fumigation access would ease pulse shipments from Canada to its largest market and wheat exports from the Black Sea region, supporting flows and limiting price pressure on pulses and wheat.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-01-26 | [India may export record 6.5 million tonnes of wheat this fiscal - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43118-india-may-export-record-6-5-million-tonnes-of-wheat-this-fiscal-the.md) | -2.3% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-04-11 | [Amid surplus yield, India to export wheat on G2G basis - The Statesman](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53621-amid-surplus-yield-india-to-export-wheat-on-g2g-basis-the-statesman.md) | -0.7% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2022-11-09 | [Wheat prices continue to fall amid USDA report and cancellation of tender in Egypt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38715-wheat-prices-continue-to-fall-amid-usda-report-and-cancellation-of-tender-in.md) | +1.1% | -9.0% |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-22 | [Russian wheat exports on the rise - The Sizov Report blog](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14532-russian-wheat-exports-on-the-rise-the-sizov-report-blog.md) | -0.1% | -3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-16 | [Evening Report \| Long liquidation - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4712-evening-report-long-liquidation-pro-farmer.md) | -2.8% | -1.4% |

## Sources

- ipolitics.ca: https://www.ipolitics.ca/2018/01/02/sprout-india-extend-fumigation-exemption-says-report/

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