The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), through PR No. 21/2026, extended the suspension of trading in select agricultural commodity derivatives, including wheat, paddy, chana, mustard seeds, soybean, crude palm oil, and moong, until March 31, 2027. The suspension, originally imposed in December 2021, has been periodically extended to manage market volatility and ensure price stability. This continued restriction reflects SEBI’s regulatory intervention to curb speculative trading and safeguard essential commodity markets from excessive fluctuations.
Securities and Exchange Board of India
PR No.21/2026
Commodity Derivatives Segment
1. SEBI on December 19, 2021, had directed Stock Exchanges having Commodity Derivatives Segment to suspend trading in derivative contracts in the commodities mentioned below, till December 20, 2022:
i. Paddy (non-basmati)
ii. Wheat
iii. Chana
iv. Mustard seeds and its derivatives (its complex)
v. Soya bean and its derivatives (its complex)
vi. Crude Palm Oil
vii. Moong
2. Thereafter, the suspension in trading in the above contracts was extended till December 20, 2023, December 20, 2024, January 31, 2025, March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2026 respectively.
3. In continuation of the said directions, the suspension in trading in the above contracts has been extended till March 31, 2027.
Mumbai
March 27, 2026
