# Lifting of ban on wheat export ruled out - Economy News | The Financial Express

> India has ruled out lifting its wheat export ban this year and is considering stockholding limits to contain prices. Wheat procurement for the season is estimated at around 27 million tonnes, with major contributions from Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh.

- Date: 2023-05-05 · published 2023-05-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35895-lifting-of-ban-on-wheat-export-ruled-out-economy-news-the-financial-express
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Keeping wheat off the export market removes a major supply source and supports world wheat prices, while stockholding limits signal tight domestic supply.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-11-14 | [Food ministry recommends lifting over 3 years ban on wheat products export - Economy News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21912-food-ministry-recommends-lifting-over-3-years-ban-on-wheat-products-export.md) | +1.4% | +1.0% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 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 | 2022-07-07 | [After wheat, India now curbs the export of wheat flour and related products \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40462-after-wheat-india-now-curbs-the-export-of-wheat-flour-and-related-products.md) | -5.1% | -4.3% |

## Sources

- financialexpress.com: https://www.financialexpress.com/policy/economy-lifting-of-ban-on-wheat-export-ruled-out-3076073/

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