# Showers, hailstorms raise concerns over India’s wheat crop despite receding heatwave

> Showers and hailstorms have hit key Indian wheat states including Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Bihar after a heatwave eased. Traders fear yield and quality losses, and an S&P Global survey puts the harvest at 107-108 million tonnes, below the government's 112.2 million estimate.

- Date: 2023-03-22 · published 2023-03-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36812-showers-hailstorms-raise-concerns-over-india-s-wheat-crop-despite-receding
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Possible Indian crop shortfalls could tighten export availability and support wheat prices, though the export ban stays in place.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-11 | [Erratic Weather Lowers India’s Chance to Reap Record Wheat Crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31140-erratic-weather-lowers-india-s-chance-to-reap-record-wheat-crop.md) | -7.3% | -3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-03 | [India may reduce wheat output estimate due to unseasonal showers, hail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36363-india-may-reduce-wheat-output-estimate-due-to-unseasonal-showers-hail.md) | -13.2% | -13.6% |
| WHEAT | 2023-11-24 | [India. Dry soil makes Indian farmers wary of planting wheat, despite rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33139-india-dry-soil-makes-indian-farmers-wary-of-planting-wheat-despite-rally.md) | -0.0% | -1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2022-04-13 | [U.S. Hard Red Winter Wheat in Drought Adds Supply Concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41905-u-s-hard-red-winter-wheat-in-drought-adds-supply-concerns.md) | -0.5% | +6.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-06-20 | [Heatwave damages French wheat crops, rain helps in northern Europe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70429-heatwave-damages-french-wheat-crops-rain-helps-in-northern-europe.md) | -0.9% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/showers-hailstorms-raise-concerns-over-indias-wheat-crop-despite-receding-heatwave/

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