India allows wheat shipments to Afghanistan

Relaxing the export ban on diplomatic ground, the Indian government on Monday allowed shipments of 100,000 tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan through Food Corporation of India (FCI).

The government had prohibited wheat exports in 2007 to increase domestic availability.

“The export of 1,00,000 MTs of wheat to Afghanistan, as a donation from government of India to the government of Afghanistan, will be permitted for export through FCI up to March 31, 2011,” Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said.
against the buffer norm of 11.2 million tonnes.

In an another notification, DGFT said that it has extended a provision of honey exports to European Union (EU).

“No blending of Indian honey shall be permitted with honey originating from any other country,” it said.

Earlier this provision was applicable on export of honey to the US only.