# Press Release:Press Information Bureau

> India revised its wheat stock limits until March 31, 2025, cutting the trader and wholesaler limit from 1,000 MT to 250 MT. The government cited a Rabi 2024 procurement of 1,132 LMT and ample availability.

- Date: 2025-02-20 · published 2025-02-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26016-press-release-press-information-bureau
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter stock limits force traders to release wheat to the market, which adds supply and is mildly bearish for Indian wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-02-10 | [Press Release:Press Information Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37309-press-release-press-information-bureau.md) | -2.5% | -9.0% |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-20 | [Press Release Page \| Press Information Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19698-press-release-page-press-information-bureau.md) | -0.3% | +0.0% |
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| WHEAT | 2017-10-09 | [Surplus Wheat production resulting in heavy losses](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68437-surplus-wheat-production-resulting-in-heavy-losses.md) | +4.9% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2019-02-25 | [Regulating for Globalization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60549-regulating-for-globalization.md) | -3.6% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- pib.gov.in: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2105124

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