# What should an agricultural export promotion policy focus on?

> India's agricultural exports fell 22% between 2013-14 and 2016-17 while imports rose 62%, cutting the farm trade surplus by 70%. Newly appointed commerce minister Suresh Prabhu said the government will soon announce a policy to boost farm exports.

- Date: 2017-09-25 · published 2017-09-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68931-what-should-an-agricultural-export-promotion-policy-focus-on
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A policy push to lift Indian farm exports could eventually increase demand for Indian grain, oilseed and feed-related commodities on world markets, though no immediate price shock is indicated.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2019-11-21 | [Export-Import of Agricultural Products \| Country and Politics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56034-export-import-of-agricultural-products-country-and-politics.md) | +2.4% | +5.7% |
| RICE | 2024-01-19 | [Is India’s Agricultural Export Policy Ambiguous? \| Economic and Political Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32108-is-india-s-agricultural-export-policy-ambiguous-economic-and-political-weekly.md) | +2.1% | +5.9% |
| RICE | 2019-07-10 | [Promotion of Agro Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58051-promotion-of-agro-exports.md) | +1.6% | -2.2% |
| RICE | 2019-09-18 | [How Ad Hoc Policies Are Hurting Exports Of Agricultural Products From India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57015-how-ad-hoc-policies-are-hurting-exports-of-agricultural-products-from-india.md) | -2.2% | -3.2% |
| RICE | 2021-02-25 | [The New Farm Laws May Facilitate a Shift in India's Agricultural Export Policy - The Wire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48581-the-new-farm-laws-may-facilitate-a-shift-in-india-s-agricultural-export-policy.md) | +2.3% | +4.1% |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-21 | [Export-Import of Agricultural Products \| Country and Politics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56034-export-import-of-agricultural-products-country-and-politics.md) | +0.7% | -0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2024-01-19 | [Is India’s Agricultural Export Policy Ambiguous? \| Economic and Political Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32108-is-india-s-agricultural-export-policy-ambiguous-economic-and-political-weekly.md) | -0.0% | -6.2% |
| WHEAT | 2019-07-10 | [Promotion of Agro Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58051-promotion-of-agro-exports.md) | +0.5% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- livemint.com: https://www.livemint.com/Politics/KqUkuXI8R3UOcaKFJ77cuI/What-should-an-agricultural-export-promotion-policy-focus-on.html

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