# From Plate to Plough: Agri-futures, like China | The Indian Express

> An opinion piece argues that India should revive agricultural futures markets, which have been constrained by margin rises and trading suspensions. It notes that kharif crop prices fell below minimum support prices in November, and it contrasts this with China's functioning futures market.

- Date: 2017-12-04 · published 2017-12-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67453-from-plate-to-plough-agri-futures-like-china-the-indian-express
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Without forward price signals, Indian planting decisions remain tied to past prices, which can cause supply swings that feed into import and export demand.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2017-02-26 | [From Plate to Plough: It’s not about loan waivers \| The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72441-from-plate-to-plough-it-s-not-about-loan-waivers-the-indian-express.md) | -1.1% | +3.8% |
| RICE | 2018-07-04 | [Against the grain: Throwing caution to the winds \| India News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63994-against-the-grain-throwing-caution-to-the-winds-india-news-the-indian-express.md) | -1.6% | -1.0% |
| RICE | 2022-09-12 | [Why several Asian economies brought in agri export curbs in 2022 \| Explained News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39560-why-several-asian-economies-brought-in-agri-export-curbs-in-2022-explained-news.md) | +2.9% | -2.9% |
| RICE | 2017-03-31 | [Government approves unrestricted exports of organic agri products \| India News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71961-government-approves-unrestricted-exports-of-organic-agri-products-india-news.md) | +3.4% | -7.3% |
| RICE | 2018-04-12 | [Madhya Pradesh’s Basmati claim \| India News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65584-madhya-pradesh-s-basmati-claim-india-news-the-indian-express.md) | +2.9% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-02-26 | [From Plate to Plough: It’s not about loan waivers \| The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72441-from-plate-to-plough-it-s-not-about-loan-waivers-the-indian-express.md) | +0.1% | -1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2018-07-04 | [Against the grain: Throwing caution to the winds \| India News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63994-against-the-grain-throwing-caution-to-the-winds-india-news-the-indian-express.md) | -1.6% | +4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-16 | [Explained: How can Punjab achieve crop diversification? \| Explained News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49612-explained-how-can-punjab-achieve-crop-diversification-explained-news-the-indian.md) | +0.7% | +6.9% |

## Sources

- indianexpress.com: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/from-plate-to-plough-agri-futures-like-china-4968066/

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