Rains take shine off wheat
The Dollar Business Bureau Next time you munch your biscuits while having tea, there is more than a good chance that at least a part of your evening snack has come from Australia. For, the Indian flour millers and the ones in southern states in particular, have reportedly contracted to import five lakh tonnes of premium Aussie wheat. Any reason? The unseasonal rains have impacted the quality of the grain at home, leading to lustre loss and prompting the millers to depend on the premium variety of imported wheat. “We are struggling to get quality wheat this year. In the wake of untimely rains in February and March, the availability of the premium wheat has become an issue for the millers. ...
