# India's ban on rice and wheat exports has been a failure - Nikkei Asia

> An opinion piece argues that India's restrictions on rice and wheat exports were irresponsible and ineffective, and that grain prices rose sharply under them. It notes New Delhi is now beginning to change course.

- Date: 2022-12-09 · published 2022-12-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38198-india-s-ban-on-rice-and-wheat-exports-has-been-a-failure-nikkei-asia
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Signals that India, a major rice and wheat exporter, may loosen export curbs, which would add supply to world markets and could ease prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2025-03-07 | [India lifts ban on 100% broken white rice exports \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25550-india-lifts-ban-on-100-broken-white-rice-exports-s-and-p-global.md) | +4.9% | +1.4% |
| RICE | 2023-08-30 | [India allows exports of non-basmati white rice trapped at ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34531-india-allows-exports-of-non-basmati-white-rice-trapped-at-ports.md) | +1.2% | -2.2% |
| RICE | 2022-12-01 | [India officially lifts rice export ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38310-india-officially-lifts-rice-export-ban.md) | -6.2% | +0.5% |
| RICE | 2024-07-10 | [Government to resume wheat sale from FCI stock; may take a call on lifting ban in rice exports - Times of India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29224-government-to-resume-wheat-sale-from-fci-stock-may-take-a-call-on-lifting-ban.md) | -15.8% | -11.1% |
| RICE | 2024-09-28 | [India lifts ban on exports of white rice with $490/tonne floor price - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12950-india-lifts-ban-on-exports-of-white-rice-with-490-tonne-floor-price-the.md) | +0.1% | +0.0% |
| WHEAT | 2022-12-15 | [India: Wheat exports ban review likely in March](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38208-india-wheat-exports-ban-review-likely-in-march.md) | -1.1% | -3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2024-07-10 | [Government to resume wheat sale from FCI stock; may take a call on lifting ban in rice exports - Times of India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29224-government-to-resume-wheat-sale-from-fci-stock-may-take-a-call-on-lifting-ban.md) | -4.1% | -2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2023-01-07 | [PMGKAY off the table, Govt looks at a rethink on wheat export ban \| India News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37762-pmgkay-off-the-table-govt-looks-at-a-rethink-on-wheat-export-ban-india-news-the.md) | -2.6% | -3.0% |

## Sources

- asia.nikkei.com: https://asia.nikkei.com/opinion/india-s-ban-on-rice-and-wheat-exports-has-been-a-failure

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