# India should keep lid on wheat exports to replenish local stocks - flour millers | Financial Post

> Flour millers urged India to extend its wheat export ban, which has been in place since May 2022, to keep domestic prices low. The review is due next month. The new harvest is starting to reach markets, and some farmers doubt the record crop forecast given recent heat.

- Date: 2023-03-16 · published 2023-03-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36811-india-should-keep-lid-on-wheat-exports-to-replenish-local-stocks-flour-millers
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A continued ban keeps Indian wheat out of export markets, supporting global wheat prices, while doubts about the crop add upside risk.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-07-16 | [India mulls lifting flour ban before removing restrictions on wheat exports – MillingandMillers.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23693-india-mulls-lifting-flour-ban-before-removing-restrictions-on-wheat-exports.md) | +1.6% | -1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-07 | [India restricts wheat flour exports \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40457-india-restricts-wheat-flour-exports-reuters.md) | -5.1% | -4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-08-26 | [India restricts wheat flour exports to bring down record prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39987-india-restricts-wheat-flour-exports-to-bring-down-record-prices-reuters.md) | +0.4% | +5.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-13 | [India will keep tight control over wheat exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40906-india-will-keep-tight-control-over-wheat-exports.md) | +1.0% | -6.4% |
| WHEAT | 2023-02-12 | [India likely to continue curbs on wheat, rice exports \| India News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37311-india-likely-to-continue-curbs-on-wheat-rice-exports-india-news.md) | -3.2% | -9.2% |

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/india-should-keep-lid-on-wheat-exports-to-replenish-local-stocks-flour-millers

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