# India exports record 20 MT of rice, wheat in FY21 - Economy News | The Financial Express

> India exported a record 19.8 million tonnes of rice and wheat in FY21, with non-basmati rice exports more than doubling to an all-time high of 17.7 MT. Wheat exports rose to 2.1 MT, the highest since FY15, as overseas prices were attractive and domestic surplus was large.

- Date: 2021-05-19 · published 2021-05-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47045-india-exports-record-20-mt-of-rice-wheat-in-fy21-economy-news-the-financial
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Indian export demand supports global rice and wheat prices, while the FAO cereal index at a multi-year high signals firm international feed grain costs.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2017-10-31 | [India to export rice to Bangladesh - Market News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68434-india-to-export-rice-to-bangladesh-market-news-the-financial-express.md) | -1.8% | +7.5% |
| RICE | 2025-07-17 | [Agri and processed foods exports rise 7% to $ 5.9 billion in Q1 - Economy News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23694-agri-and-processed-foods-exports-rise-7-to-5-9-billion-in-q1-economy-news-the.md) | -1.0% | +1.0% |
| RICE | 2021-12-02 | [Demand for Indian rice to remain robust this season, say exporters - Commodities News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43557-demand-for-indian-rice-to-remain-robust-this-season-say-exporters-commodities.md) | -0.9% | +4.5% |
| RICE | 2023-08-16 | [How India’s ban on some rice exports is ricocheting around the world \| Business and Economy News \| Al Jazeera](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34651-how-india-s-ban-on-some-rice-exports-is-ricocheting-around-the-world-business.md) | -0.6% | +3.4% |
| RICE | 2023-07-26 | [India Rice Export Ban: Global rice markets in turmoil as India bans export of non-basmati \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35135-india-rice-export-ban-global-rice-markets-in-turmoil-as-india-bans-export-of.md) | -0.5% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2021-01-13 | [First rice, now wheat: India rides on global grain trade bandwagon \| India News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49098-first-rice-now-wheat-india-rides-on-global-grain-trade-bandwagon-india-news-the.md) | +1.4% | -4.7% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-16 | [Wheat prices rocket on India export ban. London, Paris futures set record highs - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41448-wheat-prices-rocket-on-india-export-ban-london-paris-futures-set-record-highs.md) | +4.0% | -0.3% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- financialexpress.com: https://www.financialexpress.com/policy/economy-india-exports-record-20-mt-of-rice-wheat-in-fy21-2255100/

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