# Unseasonal October rains delay wheat sowing across Haryana

> Excess October rainfall and hailstorms left fields too wet in Haryana, delaying rabi wheat sowing. Scientists expect sowing to pick up after Diwali as conditions improve.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T09:13:47.150Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79552-unseasonal-october-rains-delay-wheat-sowing-across-haryana
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Delayed Indian wheat sowing raises concerns about the size of the rabi crop, which can influence India's import and export policy and global wheat sentiment, though the effect is still uncertain at this stage.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-03 | [India may reduce wheat output estimate due to unseasonal showers, hail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36363-india-may-reduce-wheat-output-estimate-due-to-unseasonal-showers-hail.md) | -13.2% | -13.6% |
| 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 | 2024-12-11 | [Harvest resumes after rain delays across the state \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26920-harvest-resumes-after-rain-delays-across-the-state-the-land-nsw.md) | -0.4% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-22 | [U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on Plains dryness, technical buying - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10917-u-s-grains-wheat-rallies-on-plains-dryness-technical-buying-agcanada.md) | +0.7% | -1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2022-01-19 | [U.S. grains: Wheat, corn rally to highest since December - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11816-u-s-grains-wheat-corn-rally-to-highest-since-december-agcanada.md) | +1.9% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- hindustantimes.com: https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/unseasonal-october-rains-delay-wheat-sowing-across-haryana-101793730364850.html

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