# India 2017 | World-grain.com | January 12, 2017 19:50 | World Grain

> IGC figures put India's 2016-17 total grains production at 136.2 million tonnes, up from 124.6 million. Wheat output is forecast at 93.5 million tonnes and maize at 25 million. Grain imports are projected to rise to 3.4 million tonnes, with wheat imports jumping to 3 million tonnes.

- Date: 2017-01-12 · published 2017-01-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72972-india-2017-world-grain-com-january-12-2017-19-50-world-grain
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Larger Indian production trims import needs for maize and sorghum, but a sharp rise in wheat imports adds some demand for global wheat exports.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-12-18 | [Focus on France \| World-grain.com \| December 18, 2017 21:34 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67427-focus-on-france-world-grain-com-december-18-2017-21-34-world-grain.md) | +0.8% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2016-07-21 | [Canada’s grain production forecast flat \| World-grain.com \| July 21, 2016 19:19 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11817-canada-s-grain-production-forecast-flat-world-grain-com-july-21-2016-19-19.md) | -0.2% | -2.9% |
| CORN | 2025-01-23 | [Grain Transportation Report, January 23, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16476-grain-transportation-report-january-23-2025.md) | +1.4% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2022-07-15 | [Focus on Canada \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40455-focus-on-canada-world-grain.md) | -10.7% | -8.4% |
| CORN | 2018-05-09 | [The Andersons ethanol group sees improved performance in first quarter \| World-grain.com \| May 09, 2018 12:56 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65024-the-andersons-ethanol-group-sees-improved-performance-in-first-quarter-world.md) | +0.8% | -1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-07-11 | [Focus on the United States \| World-grain.com \| July 11, 2017 19:59 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70016-focus-on-the-united-states-world-grain-com-july-11-2017-19-59-world-grain.md) | -2.0% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-03 | [Focus on Australia \| World-grain.com \| November 03, 2017 19:27 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67937-focus-on-australia-world-grain-com-november-03-2017-19-27-world-grain.md) | +0.1% | -1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2017-06-19 | [Brazil on track for record corn output \| World-grain.com \| June 19, 2017 15:09 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70330-brazil-on-track-for-record-corn-output-world-grain-com-june-19-2017-15-09-world.md) | -0.7% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/10260-focus-on-india

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