India Lifts Export Ban on Wheat Flour, Related Products with Immediate Effect
The policy shift follows improved supplies and a record 120.6 million-ton harvest, according to government data.
- On Monday, August 24, 2026, the Central Government lifted its year-long ban on wheat and flour exports, effective immediately, as the Directorate General of Foreign Trade revised policy from prohibited to free.
- Officials originally prohibited exports in 2022 to safeguard food security for the country's 1.4 billion population, citing rising domestic prices following the Russia-Ukraine War's disruption of global supplies.
- Improved domestic supplies prompted this policy shift, with India's latest wheat harvest reaching an all-time high of 120.6 million tons and total foodgrain production increasing 5.3 per cent.
- Global wheat supplies remain under strain as Russia and Ukraine escalate attacks in the Black Sea, sending Chicago wheat futures to a two-year high and hampering regional logistics.
- As the world's second-biggest wheat producer, India previously allowed 25 lakh metric tonnes of wheat and 5 lakh metric tonnes of wheat products in February, building toward this full reopening.
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India Lifts Wheat Export Ban in Boost to War Hit Global Supply
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LatestlyIndia removes export restrictions on wheat, atta and maida
India has removed export restrictions on wheat and durum wheat with immediate effect, while separately allowing free exports of wheat flour and related products, including atta and maida, according to two notifications issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on Monday.
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Times of IndiaIndia lifts export ban on wheat flour, related products with immediate effect
The Central Government has lifted the export ban on wheat flour and related products. This policy amendment allows for immediate overseas shipments of these items. Previously, India had halted wheat exports in July 2022 due to rising local prices. Global price skyrocketed when the Russia-Ukraine conflict had impacted wheat trade significantly. The government had previously set a 5 million tonne export limit earlier this year.
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