# Centre imposes stock holding limit on wheat; says no shortage anywhere | Agriculture - Business Standard

> India has re-imposed a stock-holding limit on wheat with immediate effect, which had lapsed in March 2024. Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra said there is no wheat shortage and no proposal to lift the wheat export ban or the rice export curbs.

- Date: 2024-06-24 · published 2024-06-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29725-centre-imposes-stock-holding-limit-on-wheat-says-no-shortage-anywhere
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Stock limits are meant to curb hoarding and cool domestic prices, which reduces Indian demand pressure in the short term. The government's signal that exports stay banned keeps wheat supply out of the world market.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-24 | [Hold 140% more wheat in buffer at start of season: Flour millers urge govt \| Agriculture - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22816-hold-140-more-wheat-in-buffer-at-start-of-season-flour-millers-urge-govt.md) | -0.9% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-28 | [Central govt's restrictions on rice exports puts wheat and sugar in focus \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34529-central-govt-s-restrictions-on-rice-exports-puts-wheat-and-sugar-in-focus.md) | -4.7% | -1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-29 | [ITC's Puri hopes food export bans are short-lived once supply stabilises \| Company News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34535-itc-s-puri-hopes-food-export-bans-are-short-lived-once-supply-stabilises.md) | -0.5% | +0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-24 | [India imposes limits on wheat stocks, may turn to imports if required](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29726-india-imposes-limits-on-wheat-stocks-may-turn-to-imports-if-required.md) | -6.8% | -2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-15 | [Express View on stockholding limits on wheat: Cap doesn’t fit \| The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35455-express-view-on-stockholding-limits-on-wheat-cap-doesn-t-fit-the-indian-express.md) | +4.2% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/industry/agriculture/centre-imposes-stock-holding-limit-on-wheat-says-no-shortage-anywhere-124062400781_1.html

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