# Express View on stockholding limits on wheat: Cap doesn’t fit | The Indian Express

> The Indian Express editorial questions the stockholding limit on wheat, noting the government estimated a record 112.7 million tonne crop and that procurement and export prices are lower than a year ago. It links the move to a weak monsoon and El Niño concerns.

- Date: 2023-06-15 · published 2023-06-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35455-express-view-on-stockholding-limits-on-wheat-cap-doesn-t-fit-the-indian-express
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The editorial's view that the cap reflects monsoon anxiety rather than a shortage points to continued domestic price pressure risk, which could keep Indian buying and export policy in focus.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-16 | [Why low stocks of rice, wheat and sugar shouldn’t push India to curb exports \| The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39563-why-low-stocks-of-rice-wheat-and-sugar-shouldn-t-push-india-to-curb-exports-the.md) | +5.9% | -8.9% |
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| WHEAT | 2024-06-24 | [Centre imposes stock holding limit on wheat; says no shortage anywhere \| Agriculture - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29725-centre-imposes-stock-holding-limit-on-wheat-says-no-shortage-anywhere.md) | -6.8% | -2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2020-07-28 | [India asks WTO for permanent solution to food stockholding - Agro & Food Processing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52084-india-asks-wto-for-permanent-solution-to-food-stockholding-agro-and-food.md) | -1.0% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2021-09-15 | [WTO: India’s interest in promoting wheat, rice exports may clash with G-33 proposal on MSP - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45017-wto-india-s-interest-in-promoting-wheat-rice-exports-may-clash-with-g-33.md) | -3.8% | +4.6% |

## Sources

- indianexpress.com: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/express-view-on-stockholding-limits-on-wheat-cap-doesnt-fit-8663353/

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