<h1>India's Agriculture Export Policy Balances Food Security, Market Demand, and Trade Stability; Recent Onion Export Ban Noted.</h1> The export and import policies for agricultural products consider factors like surplus availability, food security, international demand, and price competitiveness. Over the past three years, no major bans were imposed except for a recent ban on onion exports. The Agriculture Export Policy, introduced in December 2018, aims for stable trade policies, exempting processed and organic products from export restrictions. It involves identifying essential commodities for food security, with export restrictions decided by a high-level committee under extreme price situations, ensuring WTO compatibility. The Committee of Secretaries' mandate has been expanded to recommend export restrictions on essential commodities.