# E-auction of grains frozen amid kharif uncertanties - AgriInsite

> India has not allocated rice or wheat for open market e-auctions in FY2026-27 because of uncertainty over the kharif crop after a weak monsoon. Rice allocation for ethanol production has been frozen, and 4.8 million tonnes of rice is reserved for welfare schemes.

- Date: 2026-07-04 · published 2026-07-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18293-e-auction-of-grains-frozen-amid-kharif-uncertanties-agriinsite
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Withholding government stocks from the market supports domestic Indian rice and wheat prices and limits export availability. A weak monsoon also raises the risk of tighter global rice supply.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2022-10-10 | [Threat of food inflation looms as India grapples with delayed heavy rains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39075-threat-of-food-inflation-looms-as-india-grapples-with-delayed-heavy-rains.md) | -0.5% | +2.9% |
| RICE | 2023-03-09 | [Transition from La Niña to El Niño may be quick \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36755-transition-from-la-nina-to-el-nino-may-be-quick-world-grain.md) | +8.1% | +5.3% |
| RICE | 2017-08-02 | [Erratic Monsoon Rains Threaten Key Indian Grain, Food Crops - AgriBusiness Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69408-erratic-monsoon-rains-threaten-key-indian-grain-food-crops-agribusiness-global.md) | -1.8% | -0.7% |
| RICE | 2023-03-16 | [A quick transition from La Niña to El Niño could lower global crop production   - Milling Middle East & Africa Magazine - No.1 Grains Industry Magazine & Website for Africa & the Middle East](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36761-a-quick-transition-from-la-nina-to-el-nino-could-lower-global-crop-production.md) | -0.1% | +1.6% |
| RICE | 2024-05-24 | [This week in grains, oilseeds, oils & animal nutrition - Expana](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30377-this-week-in-grains-oilseeds-oils-and-animal-nutrition-expana.md) | -4.4% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-25 | [Wheat Falls Lower on Tuesday - AgriInsite](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24260-wheat-falls-lower-on-tuesday-agriinsite.md) | +2.2% | -1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2019-01-23 | [U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on South America weather worries - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7654-u-s-grains-soybeans-firm-on-south-america-weather-worries-agcanada.md) | -0.3% | -2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2026-06-22 | [Plains Drought Cuts Winter Wheat Production Forecast \| Agriculture of America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18860-plains-drought-cuts-winter-wheat-production-forecast-agriculture-of-america.md) | -1.6% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- agriinsite.com: https://agriinsite.com/e-auction-of-grains-frozen-amid-kharif-uncertanties/

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