# India to see record wheat harvest in 2021-22 amid higher export prospects

> The USDA attaché in India projects a record 2021-22 wheat harvest on a record planting area of 34.5 million hectares and favourable weather. India's 2020-21 crop is estimated at a record 107.6 million tonnes.

- Date: 2021-02-11 · published 2021-02-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48580-india-to-see-record-wheat-harvest-in-2021-22-amid-higher-export-prospects
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A larger Indian crop raises the prospect of more wheat exports, adding bearish pressure to world wheat prices over the coming year.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-02-18 | [India to harvest record rice, wheat crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54541-india-to-harvest-record-rice-wheat-crops.md) | -0.9% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-05-25 | [Indian farmers expect to harvest record wheat, rice crops this year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47052-indian-farmers-expect-to-harvest-record-wheat-rice-crops-this-year.md) | -2.5% | -3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-11-14 | [Wheat drops amid higher than expected WASDE report \| XTB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21887-wheat-drops-amid-higher-than-expected-wasde-report-xtb.md) | +1.4% | +1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2022-02-20 | [What a record harvest means for India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42690-what-a-record-harvest-means-for-india.md) | +2.8% | +11.9% |
| WHEAT | 2024-08-02 | [Precipitation improved the prospects for the wheat harvest in Australia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28738-precipitation-improved-the-prospects-for-the-wheat-harvest-in-australia.md) | +4.8% | -2.5% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/021121-india-to-see-record-wheat-harvest-in-2021-22-amid-higher-export-prospects

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