# Will India become a big importer of food? - The HinduBusinessLine

> Economist Ashok Gulati argues that India's food demand will rise sharply as its population approaches 1.5 billion by 2030 and incomes grow. He notes that limited cultivated land, depleting groundwater and climate risks could push India toward becoming a large food importer.

- Date: 2019-04-23 · published 2019-04-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59576-will-india-become-a-big-importer-of-food-the-hindubusinessline
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A structural shift toward Indian food imports would add long-term demand for grains and oilseeds on world markets. The piece is analysis rather than a near-term market event, so the price effect is distant.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2025-03-12 | [India may find it tough to win back 100% broken rice importers - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25654-india-may-find-it-tough-to-win-back-100-broken-rice-importers-the.md) | -1.6% | -1.7% |
| RICE | 2019-01-14 | [The dynamics of India’s rice export boom - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61065-the-dynamics-of-india-s-rice-export-boom-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +0.9% | -2.5% |
| RICE | 2017-10-25 | [Will bumper crop derail India’s pulses deal with Canada? - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68438-will-bumper-crop-derail-india-s-pulses-deal-with-canada-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -2.7% | +6.3% |
| RICE | 2018-08-01 | [Basmati exporters fear volume hit - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63496-basmati-exporters-fear-volume-hit-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -8.4% | -11.1% |
| RICE | 2021-09-22 | [Rice exports from India lose steam in the current quarter - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45022-rice-exports-from-india-lose-steam-in-the-current-quarter-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +0.6% | -0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-25 | [Will bumper crop derail India’s pulses deal with Canada? - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68438-will-bumper-crop-derail-india-s-pulses-deal-with-canada-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -4.5% | -5.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-01-26 | [India may export record 6.5 million tonnes of wheat this fiscal - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43118-india-may-export-record-6-5-million-tonnes-of-wheat-this-fiscal-the.md) | -2.3% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-25 | [India to export over 2 mt wheat next two months - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44026-india-to-export-over-2-mt-wheat-next-two-months-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -0.8% | -3.5% |

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/columns/will-india-become-a-big-importer-of-food/article26923750.ece

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