India's Wheat Export Ban Hits "Chewy Chapati" Lovers In Singapore: Report
NDTV
Wheat flour from India, albeit making up only a small proportion of total imports, is sought after by Indian eateries in India as it produces soft and chewy chapati, an Indian staple.
India's ban on wheat exports since May has hit Singapore eateries serving soft chewy chapati, mostly for Punjabis, as the cost has gone up by three times on imports of the similar in quality staple north Indian basic food material from other countries amidst the war in Ukraine, according to a media report on Tuesday.
Supermarket chain FairPrice said the supply of wheat flour had been low due to increased demand in the past few weeks, possibly due to the wheat and flour ban from India.
FairPrice's suppliers are sourcing wheat flour from various countries like Sri Lanka, Australia, Canada, and the United States, according to a report by The Straits Times.
"The (wheat) flour shortage will affect our business very badly. We cannot pass all the cost to our customers, we have to try and keep prices low," said Mathavan Adi Balakrishnan, managing director of Sakunthala's, one of the leading eateries in the Little India precinct here.
