# India to export essential agri commodities to Maldives without any res

> India's central government has approved duty-free exports of potatoes, onions, rice, wheat flour and sugar to Maldives for FY 2017-18 under a bilateral trade agreement. The DGFT notification dated June 27, 2017 exempts these shipments from existing or future export restrictions.

- Date: 2017-06-28 · published 2017-06-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70439-india-to-export-essential-agri-commodities-to-maldives-without-any-res
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The exemption is a small, bilateral volume that adds marginally to Indian rice and wheat export demand, with limited effect on global prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2019-05-07 | [Exports of certain commodities to Maldives exempted from restrictions in 2019-20](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59028-exports-of-certain-commodities-to-maldives-exempted-from-restrictions-in-2019-20.md) | +3.0% | +12.2% |
| RICE | 2017-11-04 | [Rice drives India's agri exports \| Commodity - Food & Edible Oils - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67956-rice-drives-india-s-agri-exports-commodity-food-and-edible-oils-business.md) | -1.1% | +7.9% |
| RICE | 2021-12-02 | [Demand for Indian rice to remain robust this season, say exporters - Commodities News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43557-demand-for-indian-rice-to-remain-robust-this-season-say-exporters-commodities.md) | -0.9% | +4.5% |
| RICE | 2023-06-21 | [India to resume exporting wheat, broken rice to 4 countries  - India Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35457-india-to-resume-exporting-wheat-broken-rice-to-4-countries-india-today.md) | +2.8% | -9.0% |
| RICE | 2017-10-31 | [India to export rice to Bangladesh - Market News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68434-india-to-export-rice-to-bangladesh-market-news-the-financial-express.md) | -1.8% | +7.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-21 | [India to resume exporting wheat, broken rice to 4 countries  - India Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35457-india-to-resume-exporting-wheat-broken-rice-to-4-countries-india-today.md) | +9.4% | +0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2019-12-17 | [Commodities Report Hensall Co-op](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12110-commodities-report-hensall-co-op.md) | -0.4% | +2.6% |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-22 | [India may be forced to reinstate exports ban as wheat harvest ...](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35456-india-may-be-forced-to-reinstate-exports-ban-as-wheat-harvest.md) | +7.6% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- in.thedollarbusiness.com: https://in.thedollarbusiness.com/news/india-to-export-essential-agri-commodities-to-maldives-without-any-restriction/50623

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