# India likely to allow export of 5 lakh metric tonnes of organic wheat - BusinessToday

> India is likely to permit exports of 5 lakh metric tonnes of organic aata, according to government sources cited by Business Today. It would be the first major relaxation in wheat-based product exports after more than three years of restrictions, and is seen as the first step in a phased reopening.

- Date: 2025-11-18 · published 2025-11-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21918-india-likely-to-allow-export-of-5-lakh-metric-tonnes-of-organic-wheat
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A phased reopening starting with organic aata would add modest export demand for Indian wheat products, a mildly bullish factor for wheat. The initial volume is small, so price impact should be limited.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2021-10-19 | [India's unexpected wheat export restriction traps 1.8 million tonnes at ports · Business Upturn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44507-india-s-unexpected-wheat-export-restriction-traps-1-8-million-tonnes-at-ports.md) | +0.7% | +9.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-02-12 | [India likely to continue curbs on wheat, rice exports \| India News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37311-india-likely-to-continue-curbs-on-wheat-rice-exports-india-news.md) | -3.2% | -9.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-11 | [India tells WTO it won’t lift wheat export ban \| Today News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24151-india-tells-wto-it-won-t-lift-wheat-export-ban-today-news.md) | +0.5% | -2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-19 | [Govt permits exports of 5 lakh tonnes of wheat flour - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21014-govt-permits-exports-of-5-lakh-tonnes-of-wheat-flour-the-economic-times.md) | -0.0% | +3.2% |

## Sources

- businesstoday.in: https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/economy/story/india-likely-to-allow-export-of-5-lakh-metric-tonnes-of-organic-wheat-502628-2025-11-18

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