Bangladesh among top 10 Indian wheat importers

Bangladesh was among the top 10 importing countries of Indian wheat in the 2020-21 fiscal year, according to the Indian commerce ministry.

India's wheat is mainly exported to the neighbouring countries and Bangladesh has the largest share of more than 54 per cent in both volume and value terms in 2020-21, data from the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCIS) of India's commerce ministry showed.

However, the top 10 countries imported more than 99 per cent of India's wheat in 2020-21, reports our New Delhi correspondent.

The other nine top importing countries are Nepal, United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka, Yemen, Afghanistan, Qatar, Indonesia, Oman and Malaysia.

India's wheat export increased to $1.7 billion in April-January period of 2021-22 from $340.17 million in the same period the previous year, posting a huge 387 per cent year-on-year rise.

India is the second largest producer of wheat with a share of around 14.14 per cent of world total production in 2020.

India produces around 107.59 million tonnes of wheat annually and a major chunk of it goes towards domestic consumption.