# India re-emerges as rice and wheat exporter  | World Grain

> USDA reports Indian rice and wheat exports at their highest in several years, with record 2020/21 rice exports, supported by tighter competitor supplies and export bans in Southeast Asia. A new deep-water port in eastern India is allowing larger vessel loadings.

- Date: 2021-08-10 · published 2021-08-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45526-india-re-emerges-as-rice-and-wheat-exporter-world-grain
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Expanded Indian export capacity and market share add supply to world rice and wheat trade, which limits upside in export prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2021-05-16 | [Explained: How rice and wheat exports hit a record high \| Explained News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47049-explained-how-rice-and-wheat-exports-hit-a-record-high-explained-news-the.md) | -1.1% | -6.2% |
| RICE | 2024-12-30 | [India: Rice exports surge after easing of curbs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26929-india-rice-exports-surge-after-easing-of-curbs.md) | +0.7% | +3.2% |
| RICE | 2025-10-27 | [India's rice exporters seek deals with emerging markets after strong monsoon \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22356-india-s-rice-exporters-seek-deals-with-emerging-markets-after-strong-monsoon.md) | +1.0% | +2.8% |
| RICE | 2019-12-20 | [Rice Exports from India Fall, Prices Recover after Hitting 5 Year Low - Grainmart News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55558-rice-exports-from-india-fall-prices-recover-after-hitting-5-year-low-grainmart.md) | +1.8% | +4.8% |
| 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 | 2018-02-26 | [Tops in Wheat, Russia Moves Up as a Feed Grain Exporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66356-tops-in-wheat-russia-moves-up-as-a-feed-grain-exporter.md) | +1.4% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2019-01-22 | [Ukraine grain exports rise \| 2019-01-22  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60946-ukraine-grain-exports-rise-2019-01-22-world-grain.md) | -0.0% | -2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2023-01-31 | [Ukraine’s wheat and corn exports recover under Black Sea Grain Initiative \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14421-ukraine-s-wheat-and-corn-exports-recover-under-black-sea-grain-initiative.md) | +2.2% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/15674-india-re-emerges-as-rice-and-wheat-exporter

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