Amid Russia-Ukraine war, India’s wheat exports likely to cross 100 lakh tonnes
Zee News
India's wheat exports have crossed 70 lakh tonnes in 2021-22 (worth over Rs 15,000 crore).
New Delhi: The country's wheat exports are likely is cross 100 lakh tonnes (10 million tonnes) during 2022-23, due to increasing demand for the commodity in the world market, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Sunday.
The exports have crossed 70 lakh tonnes in 2021-22 (worth over Rs 15,000 crore) as against 21.55 lakh tonnes (over Rs 4,000 crore) in 2020-21.
It was only two lakh tonnes (Rs 500 crore) in 2019-20.
The minister said wheat exports have helped several countries in meeting the requirements of food security.
"We will continue to export wheat in a big way and meet the needs of the countries that are not getting their supplies from the conflict areas, and my own sense is that this time we will probably exceed our wheat exports (of) over 100 lakh tonnes comfortably," he told reporters here.
