# Pak stops permits for agri import from India | Market - Other Commodities - Business Standard

> Pakistan's plant quarantine department has stopped issuing import permits for Indian commodities without an official announcement. Agricultural exports to Pakistan were $225.8 million in 2015-16, under 0.3% of India's total agri exports.

- Date: 2016-11-25 · published 2016-11-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Pakistan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73831-pak-stops-permits-for-agri-import-from-india-market-other-commodities-business
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The trade halt is small relative to India's total agri exports and has limited effect on world feed prices. It could reduce Indian cotton and pulse flows to Pakistan.

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## Sources

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/pak-stops-permits-for-agri-import-from-india-116112500711_1.html

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