# Press Release Page | Press Information Bureau

> India's Department of Food and Public Distribution revised wheat stock limits for traders, retailers, chains and processors, effective until March 2026, to moderate prices before the festive season. The government says domestic wheat supply is ample.

- Date: 2025-08-26 · published 2025-08-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23289-press-release-page-press-information-bureau
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter stock caps reduce hoarding and keep domestic wheat supply flowing, which limits Indian price spikes but leaves little global demand impact.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-01-29 | [Guaranteed prices for producers could put pressure on inflation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61062-guaranteed-prices-for-producers-could-put-pressure-on-inflation.md) | -0.9% | -5.8% |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-01 | [Trade Aid Round Two: A Per-Acre Perspective \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62517-trade-aid-round-two-a-per-acre-perspective-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american.md) | +2.9% | +8.6% |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-15 | [Kraft, Mondelez to pay $16 million in wheat price manipulation case](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57640-kraft-mondelez-to-pay-16-million-in-wheat-price-manipulation-case.md) | -1.9% | -3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-24 | [The Disappearing Farm Bill Safety Net \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71482-the-disappearing-farm-bill-safety-net-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american-farm.md) | +2.4% | +1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-31 | [Wheat processors push for export relaxation as stocks pile up - CNBC TV18](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24623-wheat-processors-push-for-export-relaxation-as-stocks-pile-up-cnbc-tv18.md) | +2.9% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- pib.gov.in: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2160873&lang=2&reg=48

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