# Budget 2018: Stable trade policy may bring agri cheer - BusinessToday

> Indian farmers faced distress in 2017 after two drought years, as low prices for most produce left incomes weak. Perishable crops such as pulses, onion, potato, soybean and groundnut sold below expectations in many states.

- Date: 2018-01-30 · published 2018-01-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66951-budget-2018-stable-trade-policy-may-bring-agri-cheer-businesstoday
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Weak domestic farm prices and government procurement shape Indian planting and export decisions, with limited near-term effect on world feed grain prices.

## Sources

- businesstoday.in: https://www.businesstoday.in/business/columns/story/union-budget-2018-arun-jaitley-farmers-agricultural-produce-farming-sector-farmers-suicide-inflation-98271-2018-01-30

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