# India’s food surpluses are marginal

> An analysis argues that India's food surpluses for most agricultural commodities are marginal despite large production gains. It says the country must adopt climate-resilient technology and digital traceability to become a reliable exporter.

- Date: 2022-12-30 · published 2022-12-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38200-india-s-food-surpluses-are-marginal
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Thin surpluses mean India's export capacity is limited and can be cut quickly by weather or policy, which supports prices in rice and wheat.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2021-12-22 | [India’s Curb on Futures Trade Threatens Food Supply Chain - The Wire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43556-india-s-curb-on-futures-trade-threatens-food-supply-chain-the-wire.md) | +6.6% | +8.2% |
| RICE | 2020-12-23 | [India proposes using govt food stock to fight global hunger](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49608-india-proposes-using-govt-food-stock-to-fight-global-hunger.md) | -1.3% | +7.4% |
| RICE | 2020-06-28 | [Finally, food security is heating up agendas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7942-finally-food-security-is-heating-up-agendas.md) | +21.0% | -14.2% |
| RICE | 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) | -0.4% | +5.3% |
| RICE | 2020-09-24 | [Agri Commodity Update: India's Sugar Subsidies, Transport Assistance & Food Stock Scrutinized by WTO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51079-agri-commodity-update-india-s-sugar-subsidies-transport-assistance-and-food.md) | -0.1% | -2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2021-12-22 | [India’s Curb on Futures Trade Threatens Food Supply Chain - The Wire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43556-india-s-curb-on-futures-trade-threatens-food-supply-chain-the-wire.md) | -0.2% | +8.0% |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-23 | [India proposes using govt food stock to fight global hunger](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49608-india-proposes-using-govt-food-stock-to-fight-global-hunger.md) | +0.8% | +7.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-16 | [India's farm trade measures to placate farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28270-india-s-farm-trade-measures-to-placate-farmers.md) | -2.2% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- moneycontrol.com: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/opinion/indias-food-surpluses-are-marginal-9788001.html

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