India Lifts Wheat Export Ban, Easing Global Supply

India has lifted its ban on wheat and wheat product exports, effective immediately. This move aims to ease global supply chains that were impacted by the Russia-Ukraine war. The country, which is the world's second-largest wheat producer, banned wheat exports in May 2022 to control rising domestic prices.

The government removed the export ban on wheat flour and other products such as maida, semolina, and wholemeal atta. According to notifications issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, 'The export policy of wheat...is revised from prohibited to free with immediate effect.'

India's wheat production for the 2025-26 crop year is likely to be between 110 and 120 million tonnes, following crop damage from unseasonal rainfall and hailstorms in key growing states. The government had a wheat stock of 22.2 million tonnes as of March 31.