More than a dozen countries have requested Indian wheat shipments as a global food crisis triggered by the Ukraine war crimped availability, pushing up prices. India has exported 1.8 million tonnes of wheat on the request of foreign governments since putting a ban on overseas sales of the staple on May 13, a senior government official said.
More than a dozen countries have requested Indian wheat shipments as a global food crisis triggered by the Ukraine war crimped availability, pushing up prices. “Outbound shipments have gone to Bangladesh, Oman, the UAE and Afghanistan among others with an undertaking by their governments that Indian wheat should be used for their own consumption and not trade or exports,” said Sudhanshu Pandey, Union food secretary.