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Export of wheat, onion seeds
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- Citing threat to food security, the Government has “prohibited” export of wheat.
- The Ministry of Commerce and Industry also placed export of onion seeds under the “prohibited” category.
- India is a crucial supplier of wheat to its neighbours.
- Apart from Afghanistan which recently received large consignments of wheat from India on humanitarian grounds, Bangladesh is another big importer of Indian wheat.
- India produced around 7 million tonnes of wheat during 2021-22.
- And out of that nearly 50% was imported by Bangladesh.
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