# India's wheat imports slow down as traders grapple with unsold stocks

> India's wheat imports have slowed as good-quality domestic crops reach the market. Record wheat inventories of about 1.8 million tonnes, mostly from Australia and the Black Sea, are sitting unsold in port silos.

- Date: 2017-05-17 · published 2017-05-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70985-india-s-wheat-imports-slow-down-as-traders-grapple-with-unsold-stocks
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker Indian import demand and a large stock overhang at ports add to the global grain glut and pressure wheat export prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-02-23 | [India's wheat imports to slow after March - AgriMoon](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72442-india-s-wheat-imports-to-slow-after-march-agrimoon.md) | -0.2% | -2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2018-09-24 | [Trade war lowers China’s grain imports \| 2018-09-24  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62890-trade-war-lowers-china-s-grain-imports-2018-09-24-world-grain.md) | -0.1% | +7.8% |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-10 | [India re-emerges as rice and wheat exporter  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45526-india-re-emerges-as-rice-and-wheat-exporter-world-grain.md) | +3.4% | +5.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-01 | [China Targets U.S. Farm Imports With Tariffs \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49501-china-targets-u-s-farm-imports-with-tariffs-feed-and-grain.md) | +9.5% | +8.9% |
| WHEAT | 2025-03-04 | [U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soy futures slide as trade tensions flare](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8145-u-s-grains-corn-wheat-soy-futures-slide-as-trade-tensions-flare.md) | +0.1% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- livemint.com: https://www.livemint.com/Politics/STVAJb6HWkWW2wpBS4ILjK/Indias-wheat-imports-slow-down-as-traders-grapple-with-unso.html

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