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Will still be around 160% more than quantity required under buffer norms
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So far, wheat exports have crossed the historical high of 6.5 million tonnes achieved earlier in 2012-13 fiscal
Russia is the world's top wheat exporter and largest producer after China and India while Ukraine is among the top five wheat exporters worldwide.
Prices are heading for a record weekly gain of about 40%
India's wheat exports are likely to surge with a flurry of enquiries from buyers seeking alternatives to Black Sea shipments as Russia Ukraine war threatens to disrupt supplies from 2 major producers
The shipment was part of the commitment made by the government of India to supply 50,000 metric tonnes of wheat for the people of Afghanistan
Grain exports from Russia will probably be on hold for at least the next couple of weeks
This is 2.44% more than the purchases made during the current season; Punjab will contribute the maximum, at 13.2 million tonnes
Wheat and soybeans hit highest since 2012; corn jumps to eight-month peak
Ukraine and Russia account for about a quarter of the global trade in wheat, a fifth of corn sales, and 80% of worldwide sunflower oil exports.
India is likely to send on Tuesday its first shipment of 10,000 tonnes of wheat to the people of Afghanistan through Pakistani land routes after months of negotiations with Islamabad.
Top US lawmakers have urged the Joe Biden administration to initiate a litigation process at WTO against India subsidising its farmers over half of the value of production for wheat.
In volume terms, wheat exports during the said period rose by more than 527 per cent to 3.2 Million Tonnes (MT)
Syrian agriculture officials and farmers have been complaining that the wheat seeds, recently provided by the US,contain a high degree of nematode (plant-parasitic worm) infection
Rabi sowing begins from October while harvesting starts from March onwards
Amidst a dire humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) is in discussions with India for donating wheat to the war-torn country which is now under the control of Taliban