# Covid-19: India's farmers gather record wheat crop, but now have a sell problem

> India harvested a record wheat crop, worth over $26 billion, but labor shortages and lockdown restrictions are hampering harvesting, bagging and sales. Farmers face wet-weather risk and wholesale markets are operating with skeleton staff.

- Date: 2020-05-15 · published 2020-05-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53106-covid-19-india-s-farmers-gather-record-wheat-crop-but-now-have-a-sell-problem
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Slow movement and sales of a record crop could pressure domestic wheat prices and delay supplies to market, while the record size keeps export availability ample.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-11-23 | [Ukraine's farmers pin hopes on export corridor as war cost mounts \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14344-ukraine-s-farmers-pin-hopes-on-export-corridor-as-war-cost-mounts-reuters.md) | -0.0% | -1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-29 | [Wheat prices fall as Russian ships get the green light \| DCA Market Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/1282-wheat-prices-fall-as-russian-ships-get-the-green-light-dca-market-intelligence.md) | -0.4% | — |
| WHEAT | 2023-11-17 | [Ukraine says 151 ships have used Black Sea corridor \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14346-ukraine-says-151-ships-have-used-black-sea-corridor-reuters.md) | +3.7% | +1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-28 | [CBOT soybeans fall, following wheat lower, as Russia issues Sea of Azov grain vessel permits — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71-cbot-soybeans-fall-following-wheat-lower-as-russia-issues-sea-of-azov-grain.md) | +0.2% | — |
| WHEAT | 2019-12-15 | [Farmers say CN strike sullied their reputations — and they want a permanent fix \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55602-farmers-say-cn-strike-sullied-their-reputations-and-they-want-a-permanent-fix.md) | +2.0% | +4.8% |

## Sources

- livemint.com: https://www.livemint.com/news/india/covid-19-india-s-farmers-gather-record-wheat-crop-but-now-have-a-sell-problem-11589507840561.html

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