# Exports of more wheat-related products banned; rice prices stable | Mint

> India's trade directorate banned exports of maida, semolina and wholemeal atta, adding to the earlier May wheat ban and the atta restriction. Exports of these items are allowed only with government permission in certain cases.

- Date: 2022-08-28 · published 2022-08-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39993-exports-of-more-wheat-related-products-banned-rice-prices-stable-mint
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Banning these wheat products removes additional Indian demand from export markets, which pressures wheat and milling-product prices lower in exporting regions while supporting them domestically.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-12-08 | [Ban on onion exports, curbs on wheat stocks as govt. battles rising food prices \| Mint](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32650-ban-on-onion-exports-curbs-on-wheat-stocks-as-govt-battles-rising-food-prices.md) | -4.0% | +1.2% |
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| WHEAT | 2021-03-16 | [Consequences of state regulation of Russian wheat exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47998-consequences-of-state-regulation-of-russian-wheat-exports.md) | +0.8% | -4.1% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-07 | [After wheat, India now curbs the export of wheat flour and related products \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40462-after-wheat-india-now-curbs-the-export-of-wheat-flour-and-related-products.md) | -5.1% | -4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-20 | [India Allows Some Exports of Wheat Products After Three-Year Ban - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21008-india-allows-some-exports-of-wheat-products-after-three-year-ban-bloomberg.md) | +2.0% | +4.5% |

## Sources

- livemint.com: https://www.livemint.com/industry/agriculture/exports-of-more-wheat-related-products-banned-rice-prices-stable-11661703879145.html

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