RESTRICTIONS ON MOVEMENT OF WHEAT
BY ROAD FOR EXPORT
Movement of wheat
for export by road would be permitted only upto July 31, 2003.
According to directions issued by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs,
Food and Public Distribution today exporters of wheat would be
permitted to transport sound wheat by road for export to port
towns and /or to border points for the purpose of exports only
up to the end of this month. Movement of wheat by road was allowed
on account of shortage of rakes. However, road movement in respect
of all export contracts of wheat entered into up to July 31, 2003
relating to 1999-2000 and earlier crop years will be allowed up
to September 30, 2003. In all other cases road movement of wheat
for export purpose beyond August 1, 2003 is not permissible.
Export of foodgrains
recorded an all time high during June, 2003 with an actual shipment
of 4.59 lakh metric tonnes of wheat against a quantity of 6.66
lakh metric tonnes having been lifted and 22.15 lakh metric tonnes
paid for. In the case of rice 3.57 lakh metric tonnes was exported
in June 2003 while 6.41 lakh metric tonnes was lifted for export
and 15.96 lakh metric tonnes was paid for. The total export of
wheat and rice from central pool during the last three years upto
June, 2003 stands at 197.1 lakh metric tonnes against a quantity
of 262.67 lakh metric tonnes having been lifted and 320.56 lakh
metric tonnes paid for. In 2002-03 the total export of foodgrains
was 106.13 lakh metric tonnes against 51.47 lakh metric tonnes
in 2001-02.
