# How wheat exports can imperil domestic food security, in charts | Mint

> India exported a record 6.6 million tonnes of wheat in 2021-22, more than triple the prior year. Egypt has reportedly agreed to source up to 1 million tonnes from India this year. The article warns that higher fertilizer costs and weather could cut domestic supply and that WTO rules could limit subsidized exports.

- Date: 2022-04-26 · published 2022-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41811-how-wheat-exports-can-imperil-domestic-food-security-in-charts-mint
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Expanding Indian export demand supports wheat prices, but domestic supply risks could cap how much India can sell abroad.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-23 | [India diversifies food exports as curbs on domestic staples weigh](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30686-india-diversifies-food-exports-as-curbs-on-domestic-staples-weigh.md) | -1.3% | +22.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-04-26 | [Exports of Russian wheat dry up, stoking food security concerns \| Coronavirus pandemic \| Al Jazeera](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53498-exports-of-russian-wheat-dry-up-stoking-food-security-concerns-coronavirus.md) | -0.5% | +0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2017-07-25 | [How cheaper imports trumped Indian wheat; will it affect country’s wheat security; know here - Opinion News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69952-how-cheaper-imports-trumped-indian-wheat-will-it-affect-country-s-wheat.md) | +6.7% | -1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-02-10 | [Wheat exports down, China hungry for Australian barley](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31616-wheat-exports-down-china-hungry-for-australian-barley.md) | -4.8% | -1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-22 | [India may be forced to reinstate exports ban as wheat harvest ...](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35456-india-may-be-forced-to-reinstate-exports-ban-as-wheat-harvest.md) | +7.6% | -0.3% |
| KWHEAT | 2019-12-07 | [The U.S. is competitive in the wheat export market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55618-the-u-s-is-competitive-in-the-wheat-export-market.md) | +3.0% | +14.5% |
| KWHEAT | 2025-02-13 | [Further decline in Black Sea wheat exports: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14227-further-decline-in-black-sea-wheat-exports-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | +2.7% | -2.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2021-04-26 | [India 2021-22 wheat procurement spikes, may limit exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47562-india-2021-22-wheat-procurement-spikes-may-limit-exports.md) | +3.7% | -7.3% |

## Sources

- livemint.com: https://www.livemint.com/politics/policy/rising-wheat-exports-can-imperil-domestic-food-security-11650969224409.html

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