# Amendment in Export Policy of Wheat

> India's DGFT notification dated May 13, 2022 moves wheat exports from free to prohibited. Exceptions are allowed for transit shipments and cargo under existing letters of credit.

- Date: 2022-05-13 · published 2022-05-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41366-amendment-in-export-policy-of-wheat
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The formal notification makes the wheat export prohibition legally binding, removing India's supply from world wheat markets and supporting prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-08-30 | [Amendment in Export Policy of Items under HS Code 1101](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39991-amendment-in-export-policy-of-items-under-hs-code-1101.md) | -2.3% | +2.6% |
| WHEAT | 2021-12-08 | [DGFT 2026 Update: Wheat & Wood Export Policy Changes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43553-dgft-2026-update-wheat-and-wood-export-policy-changes.md) | -6.1% | -3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-07 | [India curbs export of wheat products from July 12 \| India News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40461-india-curbs-export-of-wheat-products-from-july-12-india-news.md) | -5.1% | -4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-01-29 | [Ukraine policy bites into Dec-Jan export volumes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14238-ukraine-policy-bites-into-dec-jan-export-volumes.md) | +0.6% | +1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2018-09-05 | [Export Policies Shrink Global Wheat Supply, Increase Uncertainty - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6998-export-policies-shrink-global-wheat-supply-increase-uncertainty-u-s-wheat.md) | +0.2% | -3.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-09-05 | [Export Policies Shrink Global Wheat Supply, Increase Uncertainty - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6998-export-policies-shrink-global-wheat-supply-increase-uncertainty-u-s-wheat.md) | -2.7% | +2.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2025-05-21 | [Food inflation in mind, Centre holds off wheat export ban rollbac k ahead of polls, festivals \| Today News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24618-food-inflation-in-mind-centre-holds-off-wheat-export-ban-rollbac-k-ahead-of.md) | -2.1% | +6.5% |
| KWHEAT | 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) | +7.7% | -3.3% |

## Sources

- taxguru.in: https://taxguru.in/dgft/amendment-export-policy-wheat.html

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