India's Economic Survey 2017-18 outlines government measures to control inflation, including stock limits, anti-hoarding advisories, higher minimum support prices, and a pulse buffer stock raised to 2 million tonnes. The price stabilisation fund targets volatility in pulses and onions.
Expanded pulse buffer stocks and price interventions can release supply and cap domestic pulse prices, reducing import demand pressure over the coming months.
After 468 past policy events, Rough Rice moved a median +0.3% over 5 sessions (53% higher; middle half -2.0% to +2.0%), and +0.1% over 20.
After 1,019 past policy events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.5%), and +0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.