India Wheat Export Value Reduced – Local Prices Higher As the sowing season for wheat neared, GOI increased the Minimum Support Price of wheat to 14000 rupees ($225)/MT. The export price (benchmark FOB basis of GOI stocks) was set for some time at $300/MT and there were no bids. The trade's opinion was that a price of $260-270/MT was more realistic and, based on the market feelers, GOI reduced the export price by $40/MT to $260/MT this week. The State Trading Enterprises (STE), such as the State Trading Corporation (STC), Mineral and Metals Trading Corporation (MMTC) and PEC Limited, last floated tenders for export of 0.16 MMT and had received bids varying from $260–267/MT. There is ample wheat available in the international market and...
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