# Raising the stakes

> An opinion piece describes how Indian agriculture is increasingly linked to global trade and reflects international price moves. It cites a May 2017 rally in US cotton futures that appeared to be speculative and that led the regulator to raise margin requirements, after which the market cooled.

- Date: 2017-07-05 · published 2017-07-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69954-raising-the-stakes
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Because India removed cotton from its Essential Commodities Act, global futures moves pass directly into domestic prices, so speculative swings can affect Indian farm-gate values.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2017-06-06 | [Coarse rice price soars \| The Daily Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70561-coarse-rice-price-soars-the-daily-star.md) | +2.3% | +4.3% |
| RICE | 2018-03-09 | [On the bubble - Rice Farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66071-on-the-bubble-rice-farming.md) | +1.2% | +1.9% |
| RICE | 2022-08-29 | [Thailand, Vietnam to cooperate in raising rice price in global market: Official \| The Straits Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40101-thailand-vietnam-to-cooperate-in-raising-rice-price-in-global-market-official.md) | +0.4% | +0.2% |
| RICE | 2018-12-19 | [A Staple Problem? History of rice crisis in the Philippines](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61659-a-staple-problem-history-of-rice-crisis-in-the-philippines.md) | -2.1% | -0.3% |
| RICE | 2025-08-17 | [Philippines suspends rice imports for 60 days, hitting Thai exporters \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11821-philippines-suspends-rice-imports-for-60-days-hitting-thai-exporters-the-star.md) | -9.3% | -9.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-09 | [Tariffs, heat, high stakes: how to navigate the grain market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24268-tariffs-heat-high-stakes-how-to-navigate-the-grain-market.md) | -1.5% | -3.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-27 | [The Russia-Ukraine grain agreement: What is at stake? \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14475-the-russia-ukraine-grain-agreement-what-is-at-stake-ifpri.md) | +4.5% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-18 | [Ukraine reduces the rate of grain exports, as Russia is stepping up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62390-ukraine-reduces-the-rate-of-grain-exports-as-russia-is-stepping-up.md) | +0.3% | -3.9% |

## Sources

- downtoearth.org.in: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/raising-the-stakes-58219

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