# India Agricultural Trade: Expanding Export Opportunities Amid Persistent Limitations | USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

> USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service published a report on India's agricultural trade outlook, citing a fast-growing middle class, rising incomes and shifting diets toward higher-value products. It notes that political, cultural and policy barriers have limited US farm exports, while India's imports of consumer-oriented goods are growing.

- Date: 2016-12-21 · published 2016-12-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73432-india-agricultural-trade-expanding-export-opportunities-amid-persistent
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger long-run Indian import demand for US farm goods supports export flows, but the report is a structural outlook with no immediate supply shock, so price impact is modest.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

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## Sources

- fas.usda.gov: https://www.fas.usda.gov/data/india-agricultural-trade-expanding-export-opportunities-amid-persistent-limitations

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