# India's wheat imports to slow after March - AgriMoon

> India plans to require methyl bromide fumigation of imported grain at the country of origin after March 31, which would restrict wheat cargoes from Russia, France and Ukraine. The move is intended to curb imports before the April harvest, with India's 2017 wheat output forecast at 96.64 million tonnes.

- Date: 2017-02-23 · published 2017-02-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72442-india-s-wheat-imports-to-slow-after-march-agrimoon
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

India's import slowdown removes a major source of demand for Black Sea and European wheat, which is bearish for world wheat prices and export flows.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- KWHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-05-17 | [India's wheat imports slow down as traders grapple with unsold stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70985-india-s-wheat-imports-slow-down-as-traders-grapple-with-unsold-stocks.md) | +3.0% | +2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-12-14 | [India Doubles Import Duty On Wheat \| Miller Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67454-india-doubles-import-duty-on-wheat-miller-magazine.md) | +1.3% | +2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-04 | [India begins wheat exports after four-year hiatus on bumper crop \| MarketScreener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19231-india-begins-wheat-exports-after-four-year-hiatus-on-bumper-crop-marketscreener.md) | -2.7% | -0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-16 | [Black Sea Wheat Exports To Grow 5% In 2021/22 \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46432-black-sea-wheat-exports-to-grow-5-in-2021-22-esm-magazine.md) | -8.0% | -12.7% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-23 | [US wheat exports expected to hit 52-year low \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34630-us-wheat-exports-expected-to-hit-52-year-low-agriculture-dive.md) | -4.8% | -2.0% |
| KWHEAT | 2023-12-18 | [US SRW wheat exports set to top HRW for first time after China haul](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32742-us-srw-wheat-exports-set-to-top-hrw-for-first-time-after-china-haul.md) | -3.1% | -7.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2023-08-23 | [US wheat exports expected to hit 52-year low \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34630-us-wheat-exports-expected-to-hit-52-year-low-agriculture-dive.md) | -3.4% | -1.5% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-12-07 | [Wheat prices touch 14-month low on surging Russian exports - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6645-wheat-prices-touch-14-month-low-on-surging-russian-exports-nikkei-asia.md) | +4.4% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- agrimoon.com: https://agrimoon.com/indias-wheat-imports-slow-march/

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