# India Allows Some Exports of Wheat Products After Three-Year Ban - Bloomberg

> Bloomberg reported that India allowed some exports of wheat products after a three-year ban. The approved shipments total 500,000 tons of wheat flour and related products such as semolina, according to a DGFT notification dated January 16.

- Date: 2026-01-20 · published 2026-01-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21008-india-allows-some-exports-of-wheat-products-after-three-year-ban-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The move adds a small amount of Indian export supply demand for wheat products, and it reflects India's expectation of a strong harvest. The impact on global wheat prices should be limited.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-11-14 | [India Set to Resume Wheat Product Exports After Three Years - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21914-india-set-to-resume-wheat-product-exports-after-three-years-bloomberg.md) | +1.4% | +1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-17 | [India lifts partial wheat export ban, allows 5 lakh tonnes of products - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21006-india-lifts-partial-wheat-export-ban-allows-5-lakh-tonnes-of-products-the.md) | -0.0% | +3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-07 | [India curbs export of wheat products from July 12 \| India News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40461-india-curbs-export-of-wheat-products-from-july-12-india-news.md) | -5.1% | -4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-07 | [After wheat, India now curbs the export of wheat flour and related products \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40462-after-wheat-india-now-curbs-the-export-of-wheat-flour-and-related-products.md) | -5.1% | -4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-24 | [India says no immediate plan to permit export of wheat, wheat products - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22813-india-says-no-immediate-plan-to-permit-export-of-wheat-wheat-products-the.md) | -0.9% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-20/india-allows-some-exports-of-wheat-products-after-three-year-ban
- moneycontrol.com: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/india-allows-some-exports-of-wheat-products-after-three-year-ban-13780429.html

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