# Food inflation in mind, Centre holds off wheat export ban rollbac k ahead of polls, festivals | Today News

> The Indian government has decided to delay lifting its wheat and wheat product export ban, according to people familiar with the matter. The decision is driven by concerns about retail food inflation ahead of state elections and the festival season.

- Date: 2025-05-21 · published 2025-05-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24618-food-inflation-in-mind-centre-holds-off-wheat-export-ban-rollbac-k-ahead-of
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Continued Indian export restrictions keep a large potential supplier out of world wheat markets, which supports global wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-11-15 | [With inflation at record low of 0.3%, food ministry proposes lifting of export ban on wheat products \| India News - The Times of India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21915-with-inflation-at-record-low-of-0-3-food-ministry-proposes-lifting-of-export.md) | +1.7% | +1.3% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2024-04-12 | [Export bans, restrictions: How government is trying to keep food prices in check ahead of elections](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30688-export-bans-restrictions-how-government-is-trying-to-keep-food-prices-in-check.md) | -0.7% | -0.2% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 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 | 2022-05-13 | [Amendment in Export Policy of Wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41366-amendment-in-export-policy-of-wheat.md) | +3.3% | -7.3% |

## Sources

- livemint.com: https://www.livemint.com/news/india/wheat-export-ban-india-wheat-exports-wheat-prices-india-wheat-production-2024-wheat-procurement-india-food-inflation-11747738630526.html

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