# COVID-19 lockdown leaves no one to harvest India’s crops

> A 21-day coronavirus lockdown in India sent most farm labourers home, leaving northern wheat states short of harvest workers. Late harvests could reduce yields and expose crops to rain and hail. Delays in shipping operations could also affect rice exports.

- Date: 2020-04-02 · published 2020-04-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53617-covid-19-lockdown-leaves-no-one-to-harvest-india-s-crops
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Harvest delays and possible yield losses in India, the second-largest wheat producer, tighten the outlook for wheat supply. Shipping delays add to the pressure on rice export flows.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-25 | [How can Ukraine export its harvest to the world?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14487-how-can-ukraine-export-its-harvest-to-the-world.md) | -1.3% | -3.0% |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-02 | [Bumper crop under threat from harvest worker shortage - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45531-bumper-crop-under-threat-from-harvest-worker-shortage-abc-news.md) | +1.8% | +2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-19 | [Australia: offshore, lockdown lift prices 19.08.2021 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45678-australia-offshore-lockdown-lift-prices-19-08-2021-ukragroconsult.md) | +0.4% | +4.9% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-18 | [Ukraine's grain exports by means of Romania's Constanta down by half in Jan-August](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14272-ukraine-s-grain-exports-by-means-of-romania-s-constanta-down-by-half-in-jan.md) | +11.0% | +5.4% |
| WHEAT | 2017-05-01 | [Train drivers carrying Victoria's grain harvest on strike over new enterprise agreement - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71045-train-drivers-carrying-victoria-s-grain-harvest-on-strike-over-new-enterprise.md) | +2.3% | +1.5% |
| RICE | 2017-10-04 | [Truck operators threaten to stall paddy lifting \| India.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68481-truck-operators-threaten-to-stall-paddy-lifting-india-com.md) | +0.0% | -6.0% |
| RICE | 2020-09-11 | [ieport News on India's Export Import Matters: India rice prices hit 18-month peak as coronavirus strains export logistics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51190-ieport-news-on-india-s-export-import-matters-india-rice-prices-hit-18-month.md) | -2.6% | +0.6% |
| RICE | 2021-08-17 | [Rice exports from India to take a hit this year - Commodities News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45523-rice-exports-from-india-to-take-a-hit-this-year-commodities-news-the-financial.md) | -1.2% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- gulfnews.com: https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/covid-19-lockdown-leaves-no-one-to-harvest-indias-crops-1.1585822254549

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