# India lifts wheat tariff as election, harvest shape policy - Grain Central

> India raised its import duty on wheat to 40% from 30%, citing a large domestic winter crop and the election period. Australian analysts say the change will have little effect this season because India is not expected to buy much from Australia.

- Date: 2019-04-29 · published 2019-04-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59579-india-lifts-wheat-tariff-as-election-harvest-shape-policy-grain-central
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Indian import duties reduce demand for imported wheat and weigh on world export prices, especially if the duty is kept high. The effect is smaller this season because India's domestic supply is large.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-08 | [India doubles wheat import tax, imposes 50 per cent tax on peas - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67953-india-doubles-wheat-import-tax-imposes-50-per-cent-tax-on-peas-grainews.md) | +1.2% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-24 | [India Lifts Wheat Export Ban in Boost to War-Hit World Trade - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17879-india-lifts-wheat-export-ban-in-boost-to-war-hit-world-trade-bloomberg.md) | -0.4% | +2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-10 | [India's wheat import tariff weighs on prices for Black](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67961-india-s-wheat-import-tariff-weighs-on-prices-for-black.md) | +0.9% | +1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-24 | [India lifts wheat export curbs, shifts to free trade after four years \| Today News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17880-india-lifts-wheat-export-curbs-shifts-to-free-trade-after-four-years-today-news.md) | -0.4% | +2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-04-10 | [Once Again, the Centre Has Excess Wheat, Rice Stocks. What Are Its Options? - The Wire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47568-once-again-the-centre-has-excess-wheat-rice-stocks-what-are-its-options-the-wire.md) | -3.9% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/india-lifts-wheat-tariff-as-election-harvest-shape-policy/

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