New Delhi, April 13 -- India is set to more than double its export quotas for wheat, including for its flour products atta and maida, two people aware of the decision said. The move was cleared recently by a top panel monitoring supply of essentials amid the West Asia war, they said. This marks India's calibrated return to the global wheat markets after nearly four years.

India opened wheat exports in February 2026, nearly four years after its May 2022 ban. The export push comes in the wake of a likely record harvest and stability in domestic prices and supplies even as the West Asia war is disrupting global supply chains, said the people cited above.

The consumer affairs, food and public distribution ministry is set to raise the wheat ...