# Deficient monsoon slows rabi sowing, wheat sowing yet to pick up pace

> Rabi crop sowing in India has fallen 46 per cent behind last year's pace as of October 30, with wheat planting barely started. The shortfall follows a 13 per cent deficit in the June-September monsoon, which left too little soil moisture and irrigation water.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T09:15:25.740Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/77466-deficient-monsoon-slows-rabi-sowing-wheat-sowing-yet-to-pick-up-pace
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A late or reduced Indian wheat planting raises the risk of lower harvest volumes in March-April, which could tighten domestic supply and support import demand and world wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-22 | [Wheat soars to 9-year peak on supply concerns, strong demand \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44080-wheat-soars-to-9-year-peak-on-supply-concerns-strong-demand-reuters.md) | -0.1% | -3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2023-11-20 | [Rains taking toll on EU soft wheat area](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33130-rains-taking-toll-on-eu-soft-wheat-area.md) | +2.8% | +3.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-31 | [Russia, India set to spark major swing in global wheat balance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30288-russia-india-set-to-spark-major-swing-in-global-wheat-balance.md) | -5.3% | -10.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-09-27 | [U.S. grains: Wheat rises to one-month top on technical buying - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8514-u-s-grains-wheat-rises-to-one-month-top-on-technical-buying-agcanada.md) | +6.0% | +11.0% |
| WHEAT | 2018-06-26 | [Wheat price drives up rations - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11645-wheat-price-drives-up-rations-farmers-weekly.md) | -4.9% | -0.0% |

## Sources

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/industry/agriculture/deficient-monsoon-slows-rabi-sowing-wheat-sowing-yet-to-pick-up-pace-126110300328_1.html

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