# Finally, food security is heating up agendas

> COVID-19 has revived government interest in domestic food production and self-sufficiency. Russia set temporary wheat export quotas and Vietnam briefly restricted rice exports, while Thailand kept its rice exports open. Export restrictions were generally quantity-based rather than outright bans.

- Date: 2020-06-28 · published 2020-06-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7942-finally-food-security-is-heating-up-agendas
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Export quotas and self-sufficiency policies can tighten global availability and shift trade flows toward exporters with open markets. This supports wheat and rice prices in a policy-driven way.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-04-01 | [Food security fears are starting to threaten Asian rice exports \| coronavirus outbreak News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53619-food-security-fears-are-starting-to-threaten-asian-rice-exports-coronavirus.md) | +1.6% | -1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-16 | [China Brief 081 \| China’s new food security law, Canada’s role in China amid food security concerns, Belt and Road and Five-Year Plan Monitor Canada West FoundationCanada West Foundation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42233-china-brief-081-china-s-new-food-security-law-canada-s-role-in-china-amid-food.md) | +14.5% | +4.4% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-27 | [Food export bans, from India to Argentina, risk fueling inflation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14025-food-export-bans-from-india-to-argentina-risk-fueling-inflation.md) | +1.0% | -4.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-10-14 | [India will not lift export ban on foodgrains anytime soon to ensure food security at home - Daijiworld.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39081-india-will-not-lift-export-ban-on-foodgrains-anytime-soon-to-ensure-food.md) | +3.7% | +4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2021-01-27 | [Analysts weigh up wheat price expectations, following Russian export curbs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49197-analysts-weigh-up-wheat-price-expectations-following-russian-export-curbs.md) | -10.0% | -0.5% |
| RICE | 2022-12-30 | [India’s food surpluses are marginal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38200-india-s-food-surpluses-are-marginal.md) | -2.2% | +1.3% |
| RICE | 2020-12-23 | [India proposes using govt food stock to fight global hunger](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49608-india-proposes-using-govt-food-stock-to-fight-global-hunger.md) | -1.3% | +7.4% |
| RICE | 2021-11-17 | [India to pitch for permanent solution for food security in WTO meet \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44023-india-to-pitch-for-permanent-solution-for-food-security-in-wto-meet-economy-and.md) | +1.6% | -4.1% |

## Sources

- gulfnews.com: https://gulfnews.com/business/analysis/finally-food-security-is-heating-up-agendas-1.72264715

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