In December 2022, the average retail price per kilogram of wheat flour in the costal Indian city of Mumbai was almost 52.4 Indian rupees. In comparison, the average retail price of one kilogram of wheat flour in Delhi amounted to just above 32.7 Indian rupees, higher than the national average of 36.9 Indian rupees.

Wheat fell to 562.25 USd/Bu on July 3, 2025, down 0.31% from the previous day. Over the past month, Wheat's price has risen 3.50%, but it is still 4.78% lower than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Wheat - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

In fiscal year 2024, the procurement price of wheat across India was over 2,275 Indian rupees per quintal. This was an increase compared to the previous year's procurement price. During fiscal year 2023, the export value of wheat from the south Asian nation amounted to over 1,519 million U.S. dollars.

India Retail Price: DCA: Monthly Average: Wheat: North Zone: Azamgarh data was reported at 26.000 INR/kg in Aug 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 26.910 INR/kg for Jul 2023. India Retail Price: DCA: Monthly Average: Wheat: North Zone: Azamgarh data is updated monthly, averaging 24.600 INR/kg from Oct 2021 (Median) to Aug 2023, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28.110 INR/kg in Jan 2023 and a record low of 20.660 INR/kg in May 2022. India Retail Price: DCA: Monthly Average: Wheat: North Zone: Azamgarh data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Consumer Affairs. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Price – Table IN.PC163: Retail Price: Department of Consumer Affairs: Agriculture Commodities: Monthly Average: by Cities: Wheat (Discontinued).

India Retail Price: DCA: Daily: Wheat: North-East Zone: Aizwal data was reported at 20.000 INR/kg in 09 Apr 2014. India Retail Price: DCA: Daily: Wheat: North-East Zone: Aizwal data is updated daily, averaging 20.000 INR/kg from Apr 2014 (Median) to 09 Apr 2014, with 1 observations. India Retail Price: DCA: Daily: Wheat: North-East Zone: Aizwal data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Consumer Affairs. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Price – Table IN.PB024: Retail Price: Department of Consumer Affairs: Agriculture Commodities: Daily: by Cities: Wheat.

The Wholesale Price Index of wheat across India during financial year 2024 was over 193. The price index value of wheat increased by about 68 percent from the base year of 2012. An overall increase in the price index was seen over the years since financial year 2013.

Interactive chart of historical daily wheat prices back to 1975. The price shown is in U.S. Dollars per bushel.

Retail Price: Wheat: West Zone: Mumbai data was reported at 47.000 INR/kg in Sep 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 46.000 INR/kg for Aug 2023. Retail Price: Wheat: West Zone: Mumbai data is updated monthly, averaging 21.000 INR/kg from Jan 2000 (Median) to Sep 2023, with 281 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 47.000 INR/kg in Sep 2023 and a record low of 9.750 INR/kg in Mar 2000. Retail Price: Wheat: West Zone: Mumbai data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Consumer Affairs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s India – Table IN.PC138: Retail Price: Department of Consumer Affairs: Agriculture Commodities: Month End: by Cities: Wheat (Discontinued).

As of December 2024, the retail price index of wheat in India was over 144. This was an increase as compared to previous year in December when the retail price index was over 140. Retail prices index is a measure of inflation published monthly by the Office for National Statistics. It measures the change in the cost of a representative sample of retail goods and services.

Retail Price: DOAC: Wheat: Desi: Sikkim: Gangtok data was reported at 22.000 INR/kg in Aug 2015. This stayed constant from the previous number of 22.000 INR/kg for Jul 2015. Retail Price: DOAC: Wheat: Desi: Sikkim: Gangtok data is updated monthly, averaging 22.000 INR/kg from Oct 2013 (Median) to Aug 2015, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28.000 INR/kg in Oct 2013 and a record low of 18.000 INR/kg in Jan 2014. Retail Price: DOAC: Wheat: Desi: Sikkim: Gangtok data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Price – Table IN.PC175: Retail Price: Department of Agriculture and Cooperation: Food: by Cities: Wheat: Desi.

IntroductionThe combined populations of China and India were 2.78 billion in 2020, representing 36% of the world population (7.75 billion). Wheat is the second most important staple grain in both China and India. In 2019, the aggregate wheat consumption in China was 96.4 million ton and in India it was 82.5 million ton, together it was more than 35% of the world's wheat that year. In China, in 2050, the projected population will be 1294–1515 million, and in India, it is projected to be 14.89–1793 million, under the low and high-fertility rate assumptions. A question arises as to, what will be aggregate demand for wheat in China and India in 2030 and 2050?MethodsApplying the Vector Error Correction model estimation process in the time series econometric estimation setting, this study projected the per capita and annual aggregate wheat consumptions of China and India during 2019-2050. In the process, this study relies on agricultural data sourced from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United States (FAO) database (FAOSTAT), as well as the World Bank's World Development Indicators (WDI) data catalog. The presence of unit root in the data series are tested by applying the augmented Dickey-Fuller test; Philips-Perron unit root test; Kwiatkowski-Phillips-Schmidt-Shin test, and Zivot-Andrews Unit Root test allowing for a single break in intercept and/or trend. The test statistics suggest that a natural log transformation and with the first difference of the variables provides stationarity of the data series for both China and India. The Zivot-Andrews Unit Root test, however, suggested that there is a structural break in urban population share and GDP per capita. To tackle the issue, we have included a year dummy and two multiplicative dummies in our model. Furthermore, the Johansen cointegration test suggests that at least one variable in both data series were cointegrated. These tests enable us to apply Vector Error Correction (VEC) model estimation procedure. In estimation the model, the appropriate number of lags of the variables is confirmed by applying the “varsoc” command in Stata 17 software interface. The estimated yearly per capita wheat consumption in 2030 and 2050 from the VEC model, are multiplied by the projected population in 2030 and 2050 to calculate the projected aggregate wheat demand in China and India in 2030 and 2050. After projecting the yearly per capita wheat consumption (KG), we multiply with the projected population to get the expected consumption demand.ResultsThis study found that the yearly per capita wheat consumption of China will increase from 65.8 kg in 2019 to 76 kg in 2030, and 95 kg in 2050. In India, the yearly per capita wheat consumption will increase to 74 kg in 2030 and 94 kg in 2050 from 60.4 kg in 2019. Considering the projected population growth rates under low-fertility assumptions, aggregate wheat consumption of China will increase by more than 13% in 2030 and by 28% in 2050. Under the high-fertility rate assumption, however the aggregate wheat consumption of China will increase by 18% in 2030 and nearly 50% in 2050. In the case of India, under both low and high-fertility rate assumptions, aggregate wheat demand in India will increase by 32-38% in 2030 and by 70-104% in 2050 compared to 2019 level of consumption.DiscussionsOur results underline the importance of wheat in both countries, which are the world's top wheat producers and consumers, and suggest the importance of research and development investments to maintain sufficient national wheat grain production levels to meet China and India's domestic demand. This is critical both to ensure the food security of this large segment of the world populace, which also includes 23% of the total population of the world who live on less than US $1.90/day, as well as to avoid potential grain market destabilization and price hikes that arise in the event of large import demands.

Retail Price: Wheat: North East Zone: Shillong data was reported at 34.000 INR/kg in Sep 2023. This stayed constant from the previous number of 34.000 INR/kg for Aug 2023. Retail Price: Wheat: North East Zone: Shillong data is updated monthly, averaging 27.000 INR/kg from Dec 2001 (Median) to Sep 2023, with 142 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 40.000 INR/kg in Feb 2023 and a record low of 9.000 INR/kg in Dec 2002. Retail Price: Wheat: North East Zone: Shillong data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Consumer Affairs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s India – Table IN.PC138: Retail Price: Department of Consumer Affairs: Agriculture Commodities: Month End: by Cities: Wheat (Discontinued).

Retail Price: DOAC: Wheat: Desi: Goa: Panaji data was reported at 32.000 INR/kg in Dec 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 32.000 INR/kg for Nov 2017. Retail Price: DOAC: Wheat: Desi: Goa: Panaji data is updated monthly, averaging 24.000 INR/kg from Jan 2005 (Median) to Dec 2017, with 148 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 35.000 INR/kg in Mar 2017 and a record low of 13.000 INR/kg in Feb 2005. Retail Price: DOAC: Wheat: Desi: Goa: Panaji data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Price – Table IN.PC175: Retail Price: Department of Agriculture and Cooperation: Food: by Cities: Wheat: Desi.

Retail Price: Wheat: North Zone: Delhi data was reported at 28.000 INR/kg in Sep 2023. This stayed constant from the previous number of 28.000 INR/kg for Aug 2023. Retail Price: Wheat: North Zone: Delhi data is updated monthly, averaging 15.000 INR/kg from Jan 2000 (Median) to Sep 2023, with 269 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 30.000 INR/kg in Feb 2023 and a record low of 7.000 INR/kg in Sep 2002. Retail Price: Wheat: North Zone: Delhi data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Consumer Affairs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s India – Table IN.PC138: Retail Price: Department of Consumer Affairs: Agriculture Commodities: Month End: by Cities: Wheat (Discontinued).

In financial year 2022, Uttar Pradesh had the highest production volume of wheat at over 33 million metric tons across India. By contrast, the states of Sikkim and Tripura had a production volume of 100 metric tons respectively in the same period. The overall wheat production was over 107 million metric tons during that year. Wheat export Over 2.12 billion U.S. dollars’ worth of wheat was exported from India in 2022. Despite being the world’s third-largest wheat producer, India banned the export of wheat which led to an inflation in wheat prices and other products in the international markets in 2022. The government planned to extend the ban on wheat exports. The leading destination for wheat export was Bangladesh, followed by Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates. Wheat retail India’s wheat prices remained persistently high and have only slightly decreased despite several government efforts to reduce the cost of wheat. The retail price of wheat in the market increased by 11 percent. Furthermore, the city of Mumbai had the highest retail price of wheat flour at over 40 Indian rupees per kilogram, higher than the national average.

In financial year 2024, the estimated yield of wheat in the south Asian country of India was approximately 3.6 thousand kilograms per hectare. A consistent increase in the yield of wheat was noted since fiscal year 2015. Wheat, after rice is one of the country’s main cereal crops. Wheat for the Indian population Since India’s independence in 1947, the volume of wheat produced domestically was not enough to feed a drastically increasing population. Therefore, it was one of the main commodities imported into the country. In continuing this trend, wheat accounted for about two percent of the country’s imports in fiscal year 2018, although the volume had significantly decreased. The Green Revolution of the late 60s helped boost volumes in productivity, often producing a surplus . That same year, the daily per capita availability of the cereal stood at 176.4 grams. On average, between ten and twelve chapatis or Indian bread can be made from 200 grams of wheat flour. Nature versus nurture Agriculture, the backbone of the Indian economy and the reason for over 60 percent of the population’s livelihood, gets arguably not as much assistance as it needs. Even in the face of governmental efforts to improve methods, recent years have proved difficult for farmers. Excessive rains leading to flooding, droughts from unpredictable heat waves, in addition to the recent slump in the economy have led to challenging circumstances. Major wheat producing states including Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab were affected by changing temperatures and rising pollution levels. It remains to be seen how much technology and chemical development in agriculture can help maintain a sustainable produce.

Retail Price: DCA: Monthly Average: Wheat: All India data was reported at 24.870 INR/kg in Nov 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 24.660 INR/kg for Oct 2018. Retail Price: DCA: Monthly Average: Wheat: All India data is updated monthly, averaging 21.060 INR/kg from Jan 2009 (Median) to Nov 2018, with 119 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 24.870 INR/kg in Nov 2018 and a record low of 13.590 INR/kg in Jan 2009. Retail Price: DCA: Monthly Average: Wheat: All India data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Consumer Affairs. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Price – Table IN.PB071: Retail Price: Department of Consumer Affairs: Agriculture Commodities: Monthly Average: by Cities: Wheat.

Retail Price: DCA: Month End: Wheat: North Zone: Srinagar data was reported at 40.000 INR/kg in Sep 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 39.000 INR/kg for Aug 2023. Retail Price: DCA: Month End: Wheat: North Zone: Srinagar data is updated monthly, averaging 20.000 INR/kg from Nov 2007 (Median) to Sep 2023, with 104 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 40.000 INR/kg in Sep 2023 and a record low of 12.000 INR/kg in Nov 2007. Retail Price: DCA: Month End: Wheat: North Zone: Srinagar data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Consumer Affairs. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Price – Table IN.PC138: Retail Price: Department of Consumer Affairs: Agriculture Commodities: Month End: by Cities: Wheat (Discontinued).

Retail Price: DOAC: Wheat: Desi: Jammu Kashmir: Jammu data was reported at 28.000 INR/kg in Mar 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 29.000 INR/kg for Feb 2023. Retail Price: DOAC: Wheat: Desi: Jammu Kashmir: Jammu data is updated monthly, averaging 24.000 INR/kg from Dec 2007 (Median) to Mar 2023, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 35.000 INR/kg in Feb 2016 and a record low of 12.000 INR/kg in Jan 2008. Retail Price: DOAC: Wheat: Desi: Jammu Kashmir: Jammu data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Price – Table IN.PC175: Retail Price: Department of Agriculture and Cooperation: Food: by Cities: Wheat: Desi.

Retail Price: DCA: Monthly Average: Wheat: South Zone: Yadgir data was reported at 42.040 INR/kg in Aug 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 42.120 INR/kg for Jul 2023. Retail Price: DCA: Monthly Average: Wheat: South Zone: Yadgir data is updated monthly, averaging 42.840 INR/kg from Dec 2022 (Median) to Aug 2023, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 43.000 INR/kg in Jan 2023 and a record low of 41.590 INR/kg in Apr 2023. Retail Price: DCA: Monthly Average: Wheat: South Zone: Yadgir data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Consumer Affairs. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Price – Table IN.PC163: Retail Price: Department of Consumer Affairs: Agriculture Commodities: Monthly Average: by Cities: Wheat (Discontinued).