date:Mar 06, 2014
imports from Australia, Canada and the US. Imports have shot up more than threefold in the last 20 years, said Rabobank, reaching 7.1 million tonnes in 2012/13 and making it the third largest importer for the year.
Wheat provides an economical and nutritious alternative to rice, and the growth in consumption of noodles and bakery products and the expansion of food service chains will underpin import growth, according to Rabobank. With a growth rate of 6 percent per annum over the last ten year