# India notifies WTO about its open-ended export curbs on wheat, sugar - The HinduBusinessLine

> India has notified the WTO that its export curbs on wheat and sugar remain in place and will last until the conditions that prompted them end. No timeline for removal was given.

- Date: 2025-06-12 · published 2025-06-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24152-india-notifies-wto-about-its-open-ended-export-curbs-on-wheat-sugar-the
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Continued Indian wheat export restrictions keep a major potential supplier out of world markets, supporting wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-24 | [India says no immediate plan to permit export of wheat, wheat products - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22813-india-says-no-immediate-plan-to-permit-export-of-wheat-wheat-products-the.md) | -0.9% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-04-27 | [India to not allow wheat export even if govt procurement exceeds target - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25055-india-to-not-allow-wheat-export-even-if-govt-procurement-exceeds-target-the.md) | -0.9% | -4.3% |
| 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 | 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 | 2022-05-26 | [Sugar exports: India's curbs on wheat and sugar exports spark concern that rice may be next - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41367-sugar-exports-india-s-curbs-on-wheat-and-sugar-exports-spark-concern-that-rice.md) | -1.9% | -2.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2025-04-27 | [India to not allow wheat export even if govt procurement exceeds target - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25055-india-to-not-allow-wheat-export-even-if-govt-procurement-exceeds-target-the.md) | -1.8% | +0.1% |
| KWHEAT | 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) | +3.9% | -2.5% |
| KWHEAT | 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) | 0.0% | -7.3% |

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/india-notifies-wto-about-its-open-ended-export-curbs-on-wheat-sugar/article69686788.ece

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