# India tells WTO it won’t lift wheat export ban | Today News

> India has formally notified the WTO that its temporary wheat export ban, in place since May 2022, will remain despite a projected record 2024-25 rabi wheat crop of 115.4 million tonnes. Government-to-government exemptions remain possible for food-security needs.

- Date: 2025-06-11 · published 2025-06-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24151-india-tells-wto-it-won-t-lift-wheat-export-ban-today-news
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Keeping India out of the export market removes a potential supplier from world wheat trade, which supports global wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-01 | [India unlikely to lift ban on export of food items \| India News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30200-india-unlikely-to-lift-ban-on-export-of-food-items-india-news.md) | +2.2% | +15.0% |
| 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 | 2022-09-22 | [India defends its decision to ban rice, wheat exports at WTO - The Hindu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39558-india-defends-its-decision-to-ban-rice-wheat-exports-at-wto-the-hindu.md) | -0.2% | -10.7% |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-13 | [India Defends Wheat Export Ban at WTO Amid Price Concerns – Bharat Pulse News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24154-india-defends-wheat-export-ban-at-wto-amid-price-concerns-bharat-pulse-news.md) | +1.4% | -3.9% |
| WHEAT | 2023-02-12 | [Centre may continue curbs on wheat export \| Today News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37313-centre-may-continue-curbs-on-wheat-export-today-news.md) | -3.2% | -9.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2024-05-01 | [India unlikely to lift ban on export of food items \| India News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30200-india-unlikely-to-lift-ban-on-export-of-food-items-india-news.md) | +8.2% | +15.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2025-06-13 | [India Defends Wheat Export Ban at WTO Amid Price Concerns – Bharat Pulse News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24154-india-defends-wheat-export-ban-at-wto-amid-price-concerns-bharat-pulse-news.md) | +7.7% | -3.3% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-05-25 | [EXCLUSIVE India has no immediate plan to lift wheat export ban, commerce minister says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41365-exclusive-india-has-no-immediate-plan-to-lift-wheat-export-ban-commerce.md) | -8.8% | -18.8% |

## Sources

- livemint.com: https://www.livemint.com/news/india-wto-wheat-export-ban-food-security-agriculture-retail-food-inflation-russia-ukraine-war-black-sea-oman-qatar-11749659572720.html

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