# Government lifts ban on wheat exports, cites farmers’ interests amid depressed local prices – Waqt Di Awaz

> The Indian government lifted its ban on wheat and wheat product exports, saying depressed domestic prices hurt farmers. Officials said stocks are adequate for domestic demand.

- Date: 2026-10-20 · published 2026-10-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17085-government-lifts-ban-on-wheat-exports-cites-farmers-interests-amid-depressed
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Reopening exports lets India sell wheat abroad, adding supply to world markets and pressuring global wheat prices, while domestic prices should firm.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-07-10 | [Government to resume wheat sale from FCI stock; may take a call on lifting ban in rice exports - Times of India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29224-government-to-resume-wheat-sale-from-fci-stock-may-take-a-call-on-lifting-ban.md) | -4.1% | -2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-26 | [Global wheat rally revives India's export prospects as government allows 5 million tonnes of wheat exports after a four-year ban - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18287-global-wheat-rally-revives-india-s-export-prospects-as-government-allows-5.md) | -2.4% | +2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2023-01-07 | [PMGKAY off the table, Govt looks at a rethink on wheat export ban \| India News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37762-pmgkay-off-the-table-govt-looks-at-a-rethink-on-wheat-export-ban-india-news-the.md) | -2.6% | -3.0% |
| WHEAT | 2026-02-13 | [India Relaxes Wheat Export Curbs to Appease Protesting Farmers - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20582-india-relaxes-wheat-export-curbs-to-appease-protesting-farmers-bloomberg.md) | +0.9% | +4.0% |
| WHEAT | 2021-12-15 | [The Government reduces export duties on some agro-industrial products to zero](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14068-the-government-reduces-export-duties-on-some-agro-industrial-products-to-zero.md) | +4.2% | +7.4% |

## Sources

- waqtdiawaz.com: https://waqtdiawaz.com/index.php/2026/10/20/government-lifts-ban-on-wheat-exports-cites-farmers-interests-amid-depressed-local-prices/

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