# Fall in wheat, rice, sugar production should not detract from goal of cropping and dietary diversification | The Indian Express

> An Indian Express editorial notes that wheat and rice output and paddy acreage have fallen, with paddy planting 16.1 percent lower than a year earlier. It says India's wheat stocks are the lowest in 14 years for this date, and it urges policy measures to restore planting.

- Date: 2022-07-06 · published 2022-07-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40463-fall-in-wheat-rice-sugar-production-should-not-detract-from-goal-of-cropping
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Indian wheat and rice stocks and planting could tighten global supply and support prices if export restrictions expand.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2022-09-11 | [What government curbs on exporting rice mean for India and the world \| Explained News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39668-what-government-curbs-on-exporting-rice-mean-for-india-and-the-world-explained.md) | +2.9% | -2.9% |
| RICE | 2024-01-13 | [Govt not considering any proposal to lift export curbs on wheat, rice, sugar \| Mint](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32110-govt-not-considering-any-proposal-to-lift-export-curbs-on-wheat-rice-sugar-mint.md) | +1.9% | +8.1% |
| RICE | 2023-08-28 | [Central govt's restrictions on rice exports puts wheat and sugar in focus \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34529-central-govt-s-restrictions-on-rice-exports-puts-wheat-and-sugar-in-focus.md) | +6.2% | +1.1% |
| RICE | 2022-05-26 | [Sugar exports: India's curbs on wheat and sugar exports spark concern that rice may be next - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41367-sugar-exports-india-s-curbs-on-wheat-and-sugar-exports-spark-concern-that-rice.md) | -0.6% | -6.0% |
| RICE | 2023-12-21 | [India's agri exports may stay flat in FY24 due to ban on wheat, rice, sugar \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32644-india-s-agri-exports-may-stay-flat-in-fy24-due-to-ban-on-wheat-rice-sugar.md) | -1.2% | +1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-01-13 | [Govt not considering any proposal to lift export curbs on wheat, rice, sugar \| Mint](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32110-govt-not-considering-any-proposal-to-lift-export-curbs-on-wheat-rice-sugar-mint.md) | +0.9% | -1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-11-15 | [With inflation at record low of 0.3%, food ministry proposes lifting of export ban on wheat products \| India News - The Times of India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21915-with-inflation-at-record-low-of-0-3-food-ministry-proposes-lifting-of-export.md) | +1.7% | +1.3% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- indianexpress.com: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/fall-in-wheat-rice-sugar-production-should-not-detract-from-goal-of-cropping-8013542/

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