# Wholesale wheat prices show no signs of cooling despite FCI selling 2 lakh tonnes past few weeks

> India's all-India average wholesale wheat price rose each week from October to November, reaching ₹2,940 per quintal on November 12. This happened even though the Food Corporation of India has been selling about 2 lakh tonnes weekly through open market auctions, with traders and food companies buying FCI stock to resell at market rates. Retail food inflation has also climbed sharply.

- Date: 2026-11-15 · published 2026-11-15T18:05:31.805Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/101487-wholesale-wheat-prices-show-no-signs-of-cooling-despite-fci-selling-2-lakh
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Sustained wholesale price gains despite government stock sales point to tight domestic supply and weak transmission of OMSS sales. Officials may need to adjust the sales mechanism, which could influence Indian wheat demand and import considerations.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-19 | [Govt permits exports of 5 lakh tonnes of wheat flour - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21014-govt-permits-exports-of-5-lakh-tonnes-of-wheat-flour-the-economic-times.md) | -0.0% | +3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-01-30 | [Russian wheat prices jump to highest since June on falling supply \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26558-russian-wheat-prices-jump-to-highest-since-june-on-falling-supply-s-and-p-global.md) | -0.1% | +0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2022-11-10 | [Soaring wheat prices in India likely to prompt price-cooling measures: Govt \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38633-soaring-wheat-prices-in-india-likely-to-prompt-price-cooling-measures-govt.md) | +1.3% | -8.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-17 | [India lifts partial wheat export ban, allows 5 lakh tonnes of products - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21006-india-lifts-partial-wheat-export-ban-allows-5-lakh-tonnes-of-products-the.md) | -0.0% | +3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-11-18 | [India likely to allow export of 5 lakh metric tonnes of organic wheat - BusinessToday](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21918-india-likely-to-allow-export-of-5-lakh-metric-tonnes-of-organic-wheat.md) | -1.7% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/wholesale-wheat-prices-show-no-signs-of-cooling-despite-fci-selling-2-lakh-tonnes-past-few-weeks/article71701976.ece

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