# India: Export quota for wheat flour and related products - Global Trade Alert

> Global Trade Alert logged India's January 16, 2026 export quota of 500,000 metric tonnes for wheat flour and related products under DGFT Notification No. 55/2025-26. It classifies the intervention as liberalising, with no revocation date.

- Date: 2026-01-16 · published 2026-01-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21017-india-export-quota-for-wheat-flour-and-related-products-global-trade-alert
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The liberalising quota gives a small boost to Indian export demand for wheat products. Its market impact is limited given the quota's size.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2022-07-07 | [India restricts wheat flour exports \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40457-india-restricts-wheat-flour-exports-reuters.md) | -5.1% | -4.3% |
| 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 | 2022-08-26 | [India restricts wheat flour exports to bring down record prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39987-india-restricts-wheat-flour-exports-to-bring-down-record-prices-reuters.md) | +0.4% | +5.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-14 | [India says ban on wheat exports is to check unregulated trade \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41368-india-says-ban-on-wheat-exports-is-to-check-unregulated-trade-reuters.md) | +4.0% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- globaltradealert.org: https://globaltradealert.org/state-act/96080-india-export-quota-for-wheat-flour-and-related-products/

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