# Hold 140% more wheat in buffer at start of season: Flour millers urge govt | Agriculture - Business Standard

> The Roller Flour Millers Federation asked the Indian government to raise wheat buffer stocks to about 18 million tonnes at the start of the season, roughly 140% above the current 7.5 million tonne norm. The federation also urged free wheat product exports, GST relief on flour, and noted possible sowing delays in Punjab due to floods.

- Date: 2025-09-24 · published 2025-09-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22816-hold-140-more-wheat-in-buffer-at-start-of-season-flour-millers-urge-govt
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A larger government buffer would mean more state procurement and tighter domestic supply for wheat, supporting Indian prices. The proposal is a request and has not been adopted, so its market effect is limited for now.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-24 | [Centre imposes stock holding limit on wheat; says no shortage anywhere \| Agriculture - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29725-centre-imposes-stock-holding-limit-on-wheat-says-no-shortage-anywhere.md) | -6.8% | -2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-28 | [Central govt's restrictions on rice exports puts wheat and sugar in focus \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34529-central-govt-s-restrictions-on-rice-exports-puts-wheat-and-sugar-in-focus.md) | -4.7% | -1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-28 | [US, Japan urge India to address export restrictions in farm sector \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18288-us-japan-urge-india-to-address-export-restrictions-in-farm-sector-economy-and.md) | -1.0% | +2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2018-12-06 | [CCEA approves agriculture export policy: No curbs on shipment of processed, organic items \| Business News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61536-ccea-approves-agriculture-export-policy-no-curbs-on-shipment-of-processed.md) | -0.1% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-21 | [Spending Impacts of PLC and ARC-CO in House Agriculture Reconciliation Bill - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24656-spending-impacts-of-plc-and-arc-co-in-house-agriculture-reconciliation-bill.md) | -0.4% | +1.4% |

## Sources

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/industry/agriculture/flour-millers-seek-higher-wheat-buffer-stocks-gst-export-relief-125092400792_1.html

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