# India Grain Exports Benefit from Tighter Competitor Supplies and Increased Price Competitiveness | USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

> A USDA Foreign Agricultural Service report says Indian wheat and rice exports are at multi-year highs, with record rice exports forecast for 2020/21. Tighter supplies from competitors and export restrictions elsewhere have made Indian grain price competitive.

- Date: 2021-08-05 · published 2021-08-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45521-india-grain-exports-benefit-from-tighter-competitor-supplies-and-increased
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Indian export availability and competitive pricing add supply to global rice and wheat markets, which weighs on export prices for competing origins.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2021-11-18 | [Colombia Rice TRQ Unfilled for the First Time \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44110-colombia-rice-trq-unfilled-for-the-first-time-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +0.6% | -4.3% |
| RICE | 2025-04-03 | [Indian rice turns competitive in the global market, exports may pick up from June  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25057-indian-rice-turns-competitive-in-the-global-market-exports-may-pick-up-from.md) | +2.5% | -3.2% |
| RICE | 2022-06-02 | [Thailand and Vietnam Rice Price Increased, India Can Lead the Export - Commodity Board Europe is an independent commodity market intelligence platform providing global production data, price insights and market analysis for agricultural and food commodities.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41019-thailand-and-vietnam-rice-price-increased-india-can-lead-the-export-commodity.md) | -1.3% | -4.1% |
| RICE | 2022-02-16 | [Thailand to Give Stiff Competition to India in Rice Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42767-thailand-to-give-stiff-competition-to-india-in-rice-exports.md) | +1.7% | +7.1% |
| RICE | 2019-11-16 | [India's Agriculture Export Down, Spice and Sugar Export Witness Growth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56040-india-s-agriculture-export-down-spice-and-sugar-export-witness-growth.md) | +2.4% | +6.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-24 | [Improved U.S. Wheat Price Competitiveness Helps Drive Exports \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29799-improved-u-s-wheat-price-competitiveness-helps-drive-exports-usda-foreign.md) | -6.8% | -2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-29 | [2018-18 - Grain and Seed Exports Program – India – Increased tariffs for wheat, walnuts in shell and shelled almonds - DAFF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65002-2018-18-grain-and-seed-exports-program-india-increased-tariffs-for-wheat.md) | -0.9% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2018-02-06 | [Last week export of grains from sea ports increased to 672k tons — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66361-last-week-export-of-grains-from-sea-ports-increased-to-672k-tons-latifundist-com.md) | +0.6% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- fas.usda.gov: https://www.fas.usda.gov/data/india-grain-exports-benefit-tighter-competitor-supplies-and-increased-price-competitiveness

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