Ukraine has provided 62% of imports of wheat to India.
India since the beginning of 2016-2017 marketing year (July 2016 – June 2017) has imported 1.72 million tons of wheat, of which 1.07 million tons accounted for shipments from Ukraine.
Imports of wheat from Australia amounted to 0.5 million tonnes, France – 0,15 million tons.
In the coming months, India will continue to import wheat. According to the publication, it is planned to buy about 700 thousand. Tonnes in foreign markets.
Active India on foreign markets of agricultural products due to the low yield of wheat in the country for the second consecutive year due to drought. According to Indian traders, the real volume of wheat in the country in the current year amounted to 88 million tons, while official estimates 93.5 million tons.
According to the forecast of analysts USDA office in India in 2016-17 MG country can increase imports of wheat, compared with the previous MG six times – up to 3 million tonnes, which would be the highest figure in the last ten years. The largest suppliers of wheat to India will be Australia, Ukraine and France.
