Downfall in imports of food grains
- IBEF
- July 15, 2019
The import of 2.78 million tonnes (mt) of food grains worth US$ 1.214 billion in 2018-19 was done by the country which stands against 7.52 mt with a value of US$ 3.342 billion in the previous year as stated by Agriculture Minister Mr Narendra Singh Tomar in Parliament. This drastic drop can be accounted of lower imports of wheat and pulses.
Although India imported 5.61 mt of pulses and 1.65 mt of wheat in 2017-18, imports of pulses and wheat came down to 2.53 mt and 2,746 tonnes respectively in the previous financial year.
Disclaimer: This information has been collected through secondary research and IBEF is not responsible for any errors in the same.
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