# India has exported 0.72 lakh MT of wheat in April-May 2017 compared to 1.09 lakh MT in April-May 2016. Whereas on the import front India has imported 2.18 lakh MT in April-May … | Sonal Khattri

> A research note reports that India exported 0.72 lakh tonnes of wheat in April-May 2017, down from 1.09 lakh tonnes a year earlier, while imports rose to 2.18 lakh tonnes from zero. The analyst expects 2-3 million tonnes of imports in 2017-18 and lower exports because Indian prices are above those of other major exporters.

- Date: 2017-07-20 · published 2017-07-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69953-india-has-exported-0-72-lakh-mt-of-wheat-in-april-may-2017-compared-to-1-09
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A swing from exporter to importer adds demand to the global wheat market, which is supportive for world wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| WHEAT | 2022-10-14 | [India allows exports of wheat flour processed from imported grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39079-india-allows-exports-of-wheat-flour-processed-from-imported-grain.md) | +3.7% | +4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-22 | [India may be forced to reinstate exports ban as wheat harvest ...](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35456-india-may-be-forced-to-reinstate-exports-ban-as-wheat-harvest.md) | +7.6% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2018-03-20 | [Export of wheat from seaports decreased 28% — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65860-export-of-wheat-from-seaports-decreased-28-latifundist-com.md) | +0.6% | +4.6% |
| WHEAT | 2021-05-19 | [India exports record 20 MT of rice, wheat in FY21 - Economy News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47045-india-exports-record-20-mt-of-rice-wheat-in-fy21-economy-news-the-financial.md) | -2.8% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- linkedin.com: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sonal-khattri-bb701b5_india-has-exported-072-lakh-mt-of-wheat-activity-6293730570379857920-qG8C

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