December 13, 2012
India to decide on allowing excessive wheat exports
By the end of 2012, India will determine on the allowance of an extra 2.5 million tonnes of wheat exports, according to Food Secretary, Sudhir Kumar.
India, the world's second-biggest producer of the grain, has allowed two million tonnes of overseas sales so far this year from government warehouses as part of a strategy to cut huge stocks built due to successive bumper harvests.
Food Minister, K. V. Thomas, said India could supply wheat to Iran and its grain did not face any quality issues.
India and Iran have been discussing exports of wheat for about a year but quality issues have held back any deal.
Iran has not bought Indian wheat since the mid-1990s because of concerns about Karnal bunt, a fungal disease.
