# OECD calls for India to limit ad hoc sugar export curbs, improve market policy

> The OECD's Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2026 report urges India to limit ad hoc export restrictions on sugar, rice, wheat and onions and to extend its Agricultural Export Policy framework. It notes India restricted sugar exports during 2023-25 and that its producers faced an average negative producer support estimate of 9.2% of gross receipts in that period.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T09:13:55.903Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79553-oecd-calls-for-india-to-limit-ad-hoc-sugar-export-curbs-improve-market-policy
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Ad hoc export curbs make Indian sugar and grain supply less predictable for world buyers, which can add volatility to global prices. A shift toward more predictable trade rules would make Indian export availability easier to plan around.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2023-08-11 | [Domino effect: India rice export ban puts market on edge for copycat curbs \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34533-domino-effect-india-rice-export-ban-puts-market-on-edge-for-copycat-curbs.md) | -3.1% | +0.4% |
| RICE | 2023-01-09 | [India considers lifting rice export curbs as supply improves \| The Straits Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37763-india-considers-lifting-rice-export-curbs-as-supply-improves-the-straits-times.md) | +2.1% | +0.3% |
| RICE | 2018-11-25 | [Cabinet may take up agri export policy this week \| India.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61997-cabinet-may-take-up-agri-export-policy-this-week-india-com.md) | +1.2% | -3.2% |
| RICE | 2024-09-18 | [India considers easing export curbs on non-basmati rice as supplies improve](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28269-india-considers-easing-export-curbs-on-non-basmati-rice-as-supplies-improve.md) | -0.6% | -2.0% |
| RICE | 2023-01-09 | [Govt mulls lifting rice export curbs as supply improves, prices stabilise \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37758-govt-mulls-lifting-rice-export-curbs-as-supply-improves-prices-stabilise.md) | +2.1% | +0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-03 | [India says no plans for now to curb food exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40901-india-says-no-plans-for-now-to-curb-food-exports.md) | -0.2% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2018-11-25 | [Cabinet may take up agri export policy this week \| India.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61997-cabinet-may-take-up-agri-export-policy-this-week-india-com.md) | +0.6% | +3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-10-31 | [Russia’s tacit grain export curbs cause market confusion](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27901-russia-s-tacit-grain-export-curbs-cause-market-confusion.md) | +0.0% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- chinimandi.com: https://www.chinimandi.com/oecd-calls-for-india-to-limit-ad-hoc-sugar-export-curbs-improve-market-policy/

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