# Explained: How rice and wheat exports hit a record high | Explained News - The Indian Express

> India exported a record 13.09 MT of non-basmati rice and 2.09 MT of wheat in 2020-21, with total grain exports near 20 MT. Government distribution through public schemes reached a record 92 million tonnes, about 50% above normal years, reflecting large surplus stocks.

- Date: 2021-05-16 · published 2021-05-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47049-explained-how-rice-and-wheat-exports-hit-a-record-high-explained-news-the
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Large Indian surplus stocks and record exports keep global rice and wheat supplies ample, a bearish factor for export prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2025-04-16 | [Rice exports hit record $ 12 billion  - Economy News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25060-rice-exports-hit-record-12-billion-economy-news-the-financial-express.md) | -3.8% | -9.2% |
| RICE | 2019-12-13 | [Explained: Why Basmati export has come to a standstill in Punjab \| Explained News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55555-explained-why-basmati-export-has-come-to-a-standstill-in-punjab-explained-news.md) | +2.9% | +4.3% |
| RICE | 2025-11-17 | [Indian farm exports outperform – despite Trump tariffs \| Explained News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10502-indian-farm-exports-outperform-despite-trump-tariffs-explained-news-the-indian.md) | +3.0% | -3.8% |
| RICE | 2021-08-10 | [India re-emerges as rice and wheat exporter  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45526-india-re-emerges-as-rice-and-wheat-exporter-world-grain.md) | +1.2% | -2.2% |
| 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% |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-18 | [Wheat exports, the key to higher prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62623-wheat-exports-the-key-to-higher-prices.md) | +0.3% | -3.9% |
| WHEAT | 2020-09-14 | [Rice, Sugar, and Pulses Lead India's Agricultural Exports - Grainmart News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51087-rice-sugar-and-pulses-lead-india-s-agricultural-exports-grainmart-news.md) | +1.4% | +8.1% |
| WHEAT | 2022-04-11 | [Indian broken rice exports likely to face supply problems - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41915-indian-broken-rice-exports-likely-to-face-supply-problems-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -2.4% | +3.1% |

## Sources

- indianexpress.com: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-how-rice-and-wheat-exports-hit-record-high-7317880/

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