India to decide on wheat exports next week: Food minister

A panel of ministers will decide next week whether to allow export of wheat, Food Minister KV Thomas said on Tuesday. India, the world's second-biggest wheat producer, is expected to harvest a record 82.3 million tonnes in 2011, up from 80.8 million tonnes a year earlier. It consumes around 76 million tonnes of wheat annually. Last week, Farm Minister Sharad Pawar said India, sitting on huge

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