# Once Again, the Centre Has Excess Wheat, Rice Stocks. What Are Its Options? - The Wire

> India's government holds excess wheat and rice stocks and is weighing options to dispose of them. The article's text is limited to the headline and site information.

- Date: 2021-04-10 · published 2021-04-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47568-once-again-the-centre-has-excess-wheat-rice-stocks-what-are-its-options-the-wire
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Large Indian public stocks that may be exported or sold domestically could add wheat and rice supply to world markets, a bearish influence on prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-05-13 | [FCI Has Too Much Wheat: Either It Must Revise Prices, Or Auction Stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59032-fci-has-too-much-wheat-either-it-must-revise-prices-or-auction-stocks.md) | -0.4% | +4.7% |
| WHEAT | 2022-12-09 | [India's ban on rice and wheat exports has been a failure - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38198-india-s-ban-on-rice-and-wheat-exports-has-been-a-failure-nikkei-asia.md) | +10.3% | +8.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-02-12 | [What are reference prices and why are they in the farm bill?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31656-what-are-reference-prices-and-why-are-they-in-the-farm-bill.md) | -4.8% | -1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2026-02-25 | [India permits 25 lakh tonnes wheat export; FCI stocks at 182 lakh tonnes - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20577-india-permits-25-lakh-tonnes-wheat-export-fci-stocks-at-182-lakh-tonnes-the.md) | +0.6% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2019-04-29 | [India lifts wheat tariff as election, harvest shape policy - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59579-india-lifts-wheat-tariff-as-election-harvest-shape-policy-grain-central.md) | -4.1% | -0.2% |
| RICE | 2019-05-13 | [FCI Has Too Much Wheat: Either It Must Revise Prices, Or Auction Stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59032-fci-has-too-much-wheat-either-it-must-revise-prices-or-auction-stocks.md) | +3.3% | +9.8% |
| RICE | 2022-12-09 | [India's ban on rice and wheat exports has been a failure - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38198-india-s-ban-on-rice-and-wheat-exports-has-been-a-failure-nikkei-asia.md) | -0.7% | +5.3% |
| RICE | 2025-07-29 | [Carryover stocks of rough rice could exceed 200 thousand tons.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23833-carryover-stocks-of-rough-rice-could-exceed-200-thousand-tons.md) | -1.5% | -6.4% |

## Sources

- thewire.in: https://thewire.in/agriculture/once-again-the-centre-has-excess-wheat-rice-stocks-what-are-its-options

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