# India may lift ban on pulse exports to deal with glut and price crash at home

> The Indian government may lift the ban on pulse exports in place since 2006-07, possibly starting with one or two pulses. The move is intended to clear a domestic glut and a price crash after arhar prices fell from above Rs 200 per kg in 2015 to below Rs 80.

- Date: 2017-07-31 · published 2017-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69950-india-may-lift-ban-on-pulse-exports-to-deal-with-glut-and-price-crash-at-home
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Opening exports would move surplus Indian pulses onto world markets, which could ease global pulse prices. No tracked commodity symbol directly covers pulses.

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| WHEAT | 2025-10-03 | [India lifts export ban on de-oiled rice bran - The Hindu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22353-india-lifts-export-ban-on-de-oiled-rice-bran-the-hindu.md) | +0.3% | +6.0% |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-13 | [India Defends Wheat Export Ban at WTO Amid Price Concerns – Bharat Pulse News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24154-india-defends-wheat-export-ban-at-wto-amid-price-concerns-bharat-pulse-news.md) | +1.4% | -3.9% |
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## Sources

- moneycontrol.com: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/economy/policy/india-may-lift-ban-on-pulse-exports-to-deal-with-glut-and-price-crash-at-home-2340079.html

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