# India 2021-22 wheat exports seen falling 10% on year amid COVID-19 shutdowns: sources

> India's 2021-22 wheat exports are expected to fall about 10% from the record 2020-21 volume, according to sources. Localized lockdowns are propping up export prices, and Russian export taxes and quotas are limiting Indian sales.

- Date: 2021-06-03 · published 2021-06-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46516-india-2021-22-wheat-exports-seen-falling-10-on-year-amid-covid-19-shutdowns
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower expected Indian wheat exports reduce supply to Asian buyers and support wheat prices, though Russian export policy is the bigger driver.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 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) | +3.3% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-03-28 | [Romania increases wheat and barley exports amid rising prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25646-romania-increases-wheat-and-barley-exports-amid-rising-prices.md) | -1.4% | +2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2022-10-14 | [India allows exports of wheat flour processed from imported grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39079-india-allows-exports-of-wheat-flour-processed-from-imported-grain.md) | +3.7% | +4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-21 | [India approves wheat, broken rice exports requests from 4 countries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35450-india-approves-wheat-broken-rice-exports-requests-from-4-countries.md) | +9.4% | +0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2022-02-28 | [India's wheat exports set to surge amid Black Sea supply uncertainty \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42687-india-s-wheat-exports-set-to-surge-amid-black-sea-supply-uncertainty-reuters.md) | +12.1% | +26.0% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/060321-india-2021-22-wheat-exports-seen-falling-10-on-year-amid-covid-19-shutdowns-sources

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