# Push for nutri-cereals, export boost — the NITI Aayog tips to tackle foodgrain surplus

> NITI Aayog, India's policy think-tank, discussed at a 20 February governing council meeting a push to cut the rice and wheat surplus. It recommended a 20-25% increase in foodgrain exports and a shift toward nutri-cereals.

- Date: 2021-02-27 · published 2021-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48582-push-for-nutri-cereals-export-boost-the-niti-aayog-tips-to-tackle-foodgrain
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A policy push to expand foodgrain exports and address surplus stocks could add supply to world markets, but the proposals are not yet enacted.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2021-03-22 | [Push for nutri-cereals, export boost — the NITI Aayog tips to tackle foodgrain surplus - Smart Food](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48077-push-for-nutri-cereals-export-boost-the-niti-aayog-tips-to-tackle-foodgrain.md) | -0.5% | -2.3% |
| RICE | 2021-03-10 | [NITI Aayog suggests export boost to solve stocking issues. - Food Infotech](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48078-niti-aayog-suggests-export-boost-to-solve-stocking-issues-food-infotech.md) | +0.7% | +2.0% |
| RICE | 2024-08-06 | [Rice export ban could be lifted, says Niti Aayog’s Ramesh Chand \| Mint](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28731-rice-export-ban-could-be-lifted-says-niti-aayog-s-ramesh-chand-mint.md) | -4.8% | -1.0% |
| RICE | 2024-10-22 | [India scraps parboiled rice export tax to boost shipments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27794-india-scraps-parboiled-rice-export-tax-to-boost-shipments.md) | -0.1% | +0.5% |
| RICE | 2025-02-03 | [Govt decides to scrap export tax on parboiled rice to boost exports -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26007-govt-decides-to-scrap-export-tax-on-parboiled-rice-to-boost-exports.md) | -0.9% | -3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2021-03-22 | [Push for nutri-cereals, export boost — the NITI Aayog tips to tackle foodgrain surplus - Smart Food](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48077-push-for-nutri-cereals-export-boost-the-niti-aayog-tips-to-tackle-foodgrain.md) | +0.9% | +0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2021-03-10 | [NITI Aayog suggests export boost to solve stocking issues. - Food Infotech](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48078-niti-aayog-suggests-export-boost-to-solve-stocking-issues-food-infotech.md) | -0.4% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2025-12-02 | [Record wheat surplus may force export-ban review next year, says industry body - CNBC TV18](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21461-record-wheat-surplus-may-force-export-ban-review-next-year-says-industry-body.md) | -1.2% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- theprint.in: https://theprint.in/india/push-for-nutri-cereals-export-boost-the-niti-aayog-tips-to-tackle-foodgrain-surplus/612439/

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