# India restricts wheat flour exports to bring down record prices | Reuters

> India's cabinet approved restricting wheat flour exports to calm local prices after a May wheat export ban and record domestic prices. The move follows a heatwave that curtailed wheat output.

- Date: 2022-08-26 · published 2022-08-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39987-india-restricts-wheat-flour-exports-to-bring-down-record-prices-reuters
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Further Indian export restrictions remove wheat-product supply from world markets, adding support to global wheat prices, especially as Asian buyers shift demand.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2022-05-16 | [India bans wheat exports as heat wave hurts crop, domestic prices soar \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41364-india-bans-wheat-exports-as-heat-wave-hurts-crop-domestic-prices-soar-reuters.md) | +4.0% | -0.3% |
| 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 | 2022-05-14 | [India says ban on wheat exports is to check unregulated trade \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41368-india-says-ban-on-wheat-exports-is-to-check-unregulated-trade-reuters.md) | +4.0% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-15 | [Why India is trying to tame rising wheat prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34534-why-india-is-trying-to-tame-rising-wheat-prices.md) | -2.3% | -4.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/india-restricts-wheat-flour-exports-bring-down-record-prices-2022-08-26/

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