# India will not lift export ban on foodgrains anytime soon to ensure food security at home - Daijiworld.com

> India plans to keep its ban on foodgrain exports, including rice and wheat, for an extended period to protect domestic supply. Food inflation reached 8.6% in September, the highest since November 2020, and the government is developing a mechanism to handle future food shocks.

- Date: 2022-10-14 · published 2022-10-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39081-india-will-not-lift-export-ban-on-foodgrains-anytime-soon-to-ensure-food
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A prolonged export ban removes a major source of world rice and wheat supply, which supports international prices and strengthens feed grain costs for importers.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2022-09-12 | [India restricts rice export - What led to the decision and how it impacts India and the world's food security \| Times Now](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39562-india-restricts-rice-export-what-led-to-the-decision-and-how-it-impacts-india.md) | +2.9% | -2.9% |
| RICE | 2023-09-28 | [Export ban on rice is regulation rather than restriction for food security: India to WTO's agriculture committee meet - The Hindu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34051-export-ban-on-rice-is-regulation-rather-than-restriction-for-food-security.md) | -3.3% | -0.3% |
| RICE | 2022-08-27 | [Govt may curb export of rice to  maintain ‘food security’ \| India News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39984-govt-may-curb-export-of-rice-to-maintain-food-security-india-news.md) | +0.4% | +0.2% |
| RICE | 2023-07-25 | [India’s new ban on rice exports: Potential threats to global supply, prices, and food security \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34967-india-s-new-ban-on-rice-exports-potential-threats-to-global-supply-prices-and.md) | -4.5% | -4.2% |
| RICE | 2025-12-01 | [Rice exporters brace for trade shifts as India tightens food security rules \| IREF News \| IREF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12734-rice-exporters-brace-for-trade-shifts-as-india-tightens-food-security-rules.md) | -0.9% | -5.6% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-01 | [India unlikely to lift ban on export of food items \| India News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30200-india-unlikely-to-lift-ban-on-export-of-food-items-india-news.md) | +2.2% | +15.0% |
| 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 | 2022-05-25 | [EXCLUSIVE India has no immediate plan to lift wheat export ban, commerce minister says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41365-exclusive-india-has-no-immediate-plan-to-lift-wheat-export-ban-commerce.md) | -1.3% | -3.0% |

## Sources

- daijiworld.com: https://daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1009764

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