date:Mar 20, 2013
orters of both commodities, Saleh said.
About seven million tonnes of wheat have been exported from India last year, out of which, 2.5 mt had been exported by government agencies and the rest through private traders.
The Government has recently allowed private traders to export five million tonnes increasing total exports allowed to 9.5 mt.
Surplus producer
Assuring continued supply to Egypt would not be a problem, the Commerce Department official said.
India is a surplus producer of wheat