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.