# As war hits trade, Bihar, UP wheat farmers take to border routes | Today News

> Indian wheat exporters are shifting shipments to land-border markets such as Nepal and Bangladesh because sea freight has become costlier and less reliable. Farmers in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar may get better prices as logistics costs fall.

- Date: 2026-03-18 · published 2026-03-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20137-as-war-hits-trade-bihar-up-wheat-farmers-take-to-border-routes-today-news
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Rerouting sales to nearby land markets keeps some Indian supply moving despite sea disruption, but the volumes involved are small for global wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-07-05 | [Wharfies earn $172,000 a year as farmers cop brunt of port row \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46080-wharfies-earn-172-000-a-year-as-farmers-cop-brunt-of-port-row-nsw.md) | -2.2% | -3.7% |
| WHEAT | 2017-09-12 | [Winter wheat moving again to Gulf Coast export facilities \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68948-winter-wheat-moving-again-to-gulf-coast-export-facilities-ap-news.md) | +1.0% | +4.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-03 | [Sask. farmers hope to see Churchill port, rail line revived \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69485-sask-farmers-hope-to-see-churchill-port-rail-line-revived-cbc-news.md) | -3.3% | -4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2017-12-07 | [Company adding two new barges to transport wheat \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67376-company-adding-two-new-barges-to-transport-wheat-capital-press.md) | -4.0% | -1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-10 | [New Port Worker Contract Adds Stability to PNW Export Operations - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69481-new-port-worker-contract-adds-stability-to-pnw-export-operations-u-s-wheat.md) | -0.2% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- livemint.com: https://www.livemint.com/news/india/west-asia-war-bihar-and-up-wheat-farmers-border-trade-nepal-bangladesh-11773833502641.html

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