# India to harvest record rice, wheat crops

> India is expected to harvest record rice and wheat crops this season, with output well above demand. Grain stocks are rising as a result.

- Date: 2020-02-18 · published 2020-02-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54541-india-to-harvest-record-rice-wheat-crops
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Large Indian supplies add to global wheat and rice availability and weigh on export prices. Surplus stocks reduce the likelihood of Indian import demand.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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 | 2021-02-11 | [India to see record wheat harvest in 2021-22 amid higher export prospects](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48580-india-to-see-record-wheat-harvest-in-2021-22-amid-higher-export-prospects.md) | +9.3% | +9.6% |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-30 | [Australia set to harvest record grain crop \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44019-australia-set-to-harvest-record-grain-crop-world-grain.md) | -1.0% | -3.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-20 | [Australia’s wheat harvest forecast raised to near-record level](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22354-australia-s-wheat-harvest-forecast-raised-to-near-record-level.md) | +0.7% | -2.8% |
| RICE | 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) | +1.0% | +0.0% |
| RICE | 2019-03-13 | [India forecast to harvest record rice crop \| 2019-03-13  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60050-india-forecast-to-harvest-record-rice-crop-2019-03-13-world-grain.md) | +2.8% | -1.9% |
| RICE | 2022-02-20 | [What a record harvest means for India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42690-what-a-record-harvest-means-for-india.md) | +3.1% | +6.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/india-wheat-output/india-to-harvest-record-rice-wheat-crops-idINKBN20C1PF/?edition-redirect=in

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