Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has further extended the suspension of trading in derivative contracts for seven commodities—paddy (non-basmati), wheat, chana, mustard seeds, soybean, crude palm oil, and moong—until March 31, 2026. This suspension, initially imposed on December 19, 2021, was previously extended multiple times, with the latest extension set to expire on March 31, 2025. SEBI’s decision applies to all stock exchanges with a commodity derivatives segment and aims to regulate market conditions.
Securities and Exchange Board of India
PR No.16/2025
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 and March 31, 2025 respectively.
3. In continuation of the said directions, the suspension in trading in the above contracts has been further extended till March 31, 2026.
Mumbai
March 24, 2025
