# Trade body seeks removal<EP> of export ban on pulses - The HinduBusinessLine

> The India Pulses and Grains Association has asked the government to lift the export ban on pulses, imposed in 2006-07, because prices have fallen below minimum support levels. Tur and moong are trading well under their MSPs amid higher output.

- Date: 2017-02-14 · published 2017-02-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72443-trade-body-seeks-removal-and-lt-ep-and-gt-of-export-ban-on-pulses-the
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lifting the ban would open an export outlet for surplus Indian pulses, which could firm domestic prices, but the request is only a representation and has no confirmed policy change.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2017-11-16 | [Govt allows export of all pulses - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67952-govt-allows-export-of-all-pulses-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +2.8% | -3.1% |
| RICE | 2023-12-18 | [Rice export ban justified - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32649-rice-export-ban-justified-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| RICE | 2018-02-28 | [Will India capture the ‘pulse’ of export market? - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66443-will-india-capture-the-pulse-of-export-market-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +3.0% | +4.1% |
| RICE | 2024-09-28 | [India lifts ban on exports of white rice with $490/tonne floor price - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12950-india-lifts-ban-on-exports-of-white-rice-with-490-tonne-floor-price-the.md) | +0.1% | +0.0% |
| RICE | 2023-12-06 | [‘MEP imposed on Basmati to curb illegal export of white rice’  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32647-mep-imposed-on-basmati-to-curb-illegal-export-of-white-rice-the.md) | +0.5% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-16 | [Govt allows export of all pulses - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67952-govt-allows-export-of-all-pulses-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -2.6% | -3.5% |
| WHEAT | 2018-02-28 | [Will India capture the ‘pulse’ of export market? - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66443-will-india-capture-the-pulse-of-export-market-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +2.3% | +1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-17 | [India lifts partial wheat export ban, allows 5 lakh tonnes of products - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21006-india-lifts-partial-wheat-export-ban-allows-5-lakh-tonnes-of-products-the.md) | -0.0% | +3.2% |

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/trade-body-seeks-removal-of-export-ban-on-pulses/article9543185.ece

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