# India's rice stocks climb to record high; wheat inventories at five-year peak | Reuters

> India's government rice stocks reached a record high at the start of June, and wheat inventories hit their highest level in five years following strong farmer procurement. Dealers said the ample rice stockpile gives New Delhi confidence to keep exporting despite below-normal rainfall forecasts.

- Date: 2026-06-16 · published 2026-06-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18737-india-s-rice-stocks-climb-to-record-high-wheat-inventories-at-five-year-peak
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Large Indian rice and wheat reserves add export supply on the world market and make a sharp price rise less likely, even with El Niño risk. Rice and wheat prices may stay soft.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2025-09-17 | [India's rice stocks hit record, wheat at four-year high - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22817-india-s-rice-stocks-hit-record-wheat-at-four-year-high-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -2.2% | -8.6% |
| RICE | 2026-06-16 | [India Grain Reserves: India builds record grain reserves as El Nino returns: Rice stocks hit new peak, wheat stores at five-year high - The Times of India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18743-india-grain-reserves-india-builds-record-grain-reserves-as-el-nino-returns-rice.md) | +9.2% | +18.0% |
| RICE | 2021-05-25 | [Indian farmers expect to harvest record wheat, rice crops this year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47052-indian-farmers-expect-to-harvest-record-wheat-rice-crops-this-year.md) | +1.0% | +0.0% |
| RICE | 2024-12-13 | [India's rice stocks surge to record high, boosting export prospects](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26923-india-s-rice-stocks-surge-to-record-high-boosting-export-prospects.md) | -4.0% | -4.2% |
| RICE | 2020-02-18 | [India to harvest record rice, wheat crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54541-india-to-harvest-record-rice-wheat-crops.md) | +0.3% | +2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-17 | [India's rice stocks hit record, wheat at four-year high - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22817-india-s-rice-stocks-hit-record-wheat-at-four-year-high-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +0.4% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2026-06-16 | [India Grain Reserves: India builds record grain reserves as El Nino returns: Rice stocks hit new peak, wheat stores at five-year high - The Times of India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18743-india-grain-reserves-india-builds-record-grain-reserves-as-el-nino-returns-rice.md) | -0.9% | -0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2021-05-25 | [Indian farmers expect to harvest record wheat, rice crops this year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47052-indian-farmers-expect-to-harvest-record-wheat-rice-crops-this-year.md) | -2.5% | -3.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/indias-rice-stocks-climb-record-high-wheat-inventories-five-year-peak-2026-06-16/

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