# Centre is monitoring India's rice stock: Concerns rise over an export ban | Times Now

> India's government is monitoring rice stocks as analysts say it could curb rice exports after banning wheat exports on May 13 and capping sugar exports from June 1. Inflation hit an 8-year high of 7.79% in April, with food inflation at 8.38%.

- Date: 2022-05-27 · published 2022-05-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41361-centre-is-monitoring-india-s-rice-stock-concerns-rise-over-an-export-ban-times
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A rice export curb by the world's largest exporter would tighten global supply and lift Asian rice prices, with knock-on support for feed substitutes like corn and wheat.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2026-07-16 | [Indian rice export prices extend gain on higher reserve price, monsoon concerns - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9568-indian-rice-export-prices-extend-gain-on-higher-reserve-price-monsoon-concerns.md) | +2.7% | -0.1% |
| 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 | 2023-08-16 | [Exclusive: On El Nino fear, India’s rice export ban may continue till at least November: Government source](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34532-exclusive-on-el-nino-fear-india-s-rice-export-ban-may-continue-till-at-least.md) | -0.6% | +3.4% |
| RICE | 2023-07-20 | [Centre bans export of non-basmati white rice to check price rise - The Hindu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35006-centre-bans-export-of-non-basmati-white-rice-to-check-price-rise-the-hindu.md) | +1.3% | -0.6% |
| RICE | 2023-05-09 | [Global rice supplies tighten after India's July export ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36010-global-rice-supplies-tighten-after-india-s-july-export-ban.md) | -1.6% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 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) | -1.9% | -2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-13 | [India Defends Wheat Export Ban at WTO Amid Price Concerns – Bharat Pulse News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24154-india-defends-wheat-export-ban-at-wto-amid-price-concerns-bharat-pulse-news.md) | +1.4% | -3.9% |
| WHEAT | 2020-04-16 | [Romania's wheat export ban triggers supply chain concerns in Asia/Middle East, boosts prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53537-romania-s-wheat-export-ban-triggers-supply-chain-concerns-in-asia-middle-east.md) | -1.8% | -2.2% |

## Sources

- timesnownews.com: https://www.timesnownews.com/explainer/centre-is-monitoring-indias-rice-stock-concerns-rise-over-an-export-ban-article-91839038

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