# India to not allow wheat export even if govt procurement exceeds target - The HinduBusinessLine

> India will keep its wheat export ban in place even if government procurement exceeds its 31.3 million tonne target. Officials say the priority is rebuilding buffer stocks to a comfortable level so it can sell 6-7 million tonnes in the open market if needed.

- Date: 2025-04-27 · published 2025-04-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25055-india-to-not-allow-wheat-export-even-if-govt-procurement-exceeds-target-the
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A continued Indian export ban keeps a large potential supplier off the world wheat market, supporting global wheat prices and sustaining demand for other origins.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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 | 2025-06-12 | [India notifies WTO about its open-ended export curbs on wheat, sugar - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24152-india-notifies-wto-about-its-open-ended-export-curbs-on-wheat-sugar-the.md) | +1.3% | -2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2026-09-02 | [Indian wheat prices gain ₹150/quintal as government lifts ban on product shipments - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17446-indian-wheat-prices-gain-150-quintal-as-government-lifts-ban-on-product.md) | +1.0% | +0.0% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-13 | [Wheat export ban to continue for now: Piyush Goyal \| Business News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36362-wheat-export-ban-to-continue-for-now-piyush-goyal-business-news-the-indian.md) | +8.4% | -1.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2025-06-12 | [India notifies WTO about its open-ended export curbs on wheat, sugar - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24152-india-notifies-wto-about-its-open-ended-export-curbs-on-wheat-sugar-the.md) | +8.6% | -4.2% |
| 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% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/india-to-not-allow-wheat-export-even-if-govt-procurement-exceeds-target/article69497759.ece

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