# Press Release Page | Press Information Bureau

> India's government approved exports of 2.5 million tonnes of wheat and an additional 0.5 million tonnes of wheat products. The government said private wheat stocks are about 7.5 million tonnes, roughly 3.2 million higher than a year earlier, and central pool stocks are projected at about 18.2 million tonnes on April 1.

- Date: 2026-02-13 · published 2026-02-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20576-press-release-page-press-information-bureau
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lifting a four-year export ban adds Indian wheat to world supply, which is bearish for global wheat prices. Feed buyers may see slightly softer wheat values, though the volume is modest against world trade.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- KWHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-20 | [Press Release Page \| Press Information Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19698-press-release-page-press-information-bureau.md) | -0.3% | +0.0% |
| WHEAT | 2025-02-20 | [Press Release:Press Information Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26016-press-release-press-information-bureau.md) | -0.5% | +0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2023-02-10 | [Press Release:Press Information Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37309-press-release-press-information-bureau.md) | -2.5% | -9.0% |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-09 | [Surplus Wheat production resulting in heavy losses](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68437-surplus-wheat-production-resulting-in-heavy-losses.md) | +4.9% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-01-26 | [India to release 3 mil mt wheat from government stocks to rein in prices \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37760-india-to-release-3-mil-mt-wheat-from-government-stocks-to-rein-in-prices-s-and.md) | +3.7% | +2.0% |
| KWHEAT | 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) | +3.3% | +11.7% |
| KWHEAT | 2025-07-07 | [Wheat falls more than 3% on supply pressure; corn, soybeans drop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11932-wheat-falls-more-than-3-on-supply-pressure-corn-soybeans-drop.md) | -2.7% | +0.1% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-04-23 | [Rules block India’s efforts: WTO to help untie wheat export knot - Economy News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41808-rules-block-india-s-efforts-wto-to-help-untie-wheat-export-knot-economy-news.md) | -4.2% | +9.6% |

## Sources

- pib.gov.in: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2227493&lang=1&reg=3

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