# India says no plans for now to curb food exports

> India's Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on June 3 that the government sees no need for now to curb exports of other food commodities. The comments came weeks after New Delhi banned private wheat exports on May 14 following a heat wave that hurt output.

- Date: 2022-06-03 · published 2022-06-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40901-india-says-no-plans-for-now-to-curb-food-exports
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Reassurance that rice and other staples are not under immediate restriction eases fears of a wider export ban, which would otherwise tighten global supplies and lift prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- KWHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 2025-05-20 | [Govt to review situation on availability and global demand before any nod to wheat exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24622-govt-to-review-situation-on-availability-and-global-demand-before-any-nod-to.md) | +0.3% | +4.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2023-10-19 | [Steps in place to check price rise during festival season: Centre - The Hindu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33577-steps-in-place-to-check-price-rise-during-festival-season-centre-the-hindu.md) | -3.2% | -4.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-09-11 | [Wheat still ‘Russian’ out the ports - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62872-wheat-still-russian-out-the-ports-grain-central.md) | +1.8% | +2.7% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-10-14 | [USDA report has mixed impact - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62483-usda-report-has-mixed-impact-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news-farming.md) | -1.5% | -7.0% |
| KWHEAT | 2021-01-26 | [Sask Wheat says grain markets are uncertain this week \| 620 CKRM - The Voice of Saskatchewan \| Harvard Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49179-sask-wheat-says-grain-markets-are-uncertain-this-week-620-ckrm-the-voice-of.md) | -0.3% | +2.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-16 | [Why low stocks of rice, wheat and sugar shouldn’t push India to curb exports \| The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39563-why-low-stocks-of-rice-wheat-and-sugar-shouldn-t-push-india-to-curb-exports-the.md) | +5.9% | -8.9% |
| WHEAT | 2020-07-15 | [Exclusive: Argentina farm minister says no plan to hike grains export taxes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51947-exclusive-argentina-farm-minister-says-no-plan-to-hike-grains-export-taxes.md) | +0.6% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2025-01-07 | [India’s wheat export quota to Nepal draws flak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26470-india-s-wheat-export-quota-to-nepal-draws-flak.md) | -0.2% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-says-no-plans-now-curb-food-exports-2022-06-03/

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