# Exporters ask government to provide barter deal with agri-deficit nations | Economy & Policy News - Business Standard

> Indian exporters asked the government for barter deals with agriculture-deficit countries to offset falling farm exports. Farm exports fell 19% in four years to $32 billion in 2016-17, while farm imports rose 66%.

- Date: 2018-01-11 · published 2018-01-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66954-exporters-ask-government-to-provide-barter-deal-with-agri-deficit-nations
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Proposed barter arrangements could reshape India's agricultural trade flows, but no concrete deal has been agreed, so the price impact is limited.

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## Sources

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/exporters-seek-barter-deal-with-agri-deficit-nations-118011101379_1.html

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