date:Aug 29, 2012
an maintained its position as the worlds largest importer of wheat flour, taking an estimated 1.9 million tonnes of wheat equivalent in 2011-12. That was 400,000 tonnes above the prior estimate. This member of the Commonwealth of Independent States boosted its imports by 34% in 2011-12. For the 2012-13 season, the I.G.C. forecast that Uzbekistans imports of flour will fall to 1.5 million tonnes.
The second-ranking flour importer in 2011-12 was Iraq, which took 1.4 million tonnes of wheat equival