Quality Matters in India’s Drive to Fill Global Wheat Export Gap
- War in Ukraine has shut off supply from the Black Sea region
- Some buyers been cautious of Indian wheat due to impurities
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India wants to fill the global wheat export gap left by the war in Ukraine, which means the quality of its grain will matter more than ever.
Indian wheat has become competitive for the first time in years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine upended the global grains trade, sparking a scramble for alternatives. The world’s second-biggest grower recently won approval from top buyer Egypt as an origin for wheat imports, and is eyeing record exports of up to 15 million tons this year.