India allows small amount of wheat to Malaysia after ban

This aerial photograph shows workers loading sacks of wheat from trucks to a freight train at Chawa Pail railway station in Khanna, Punjab state, on May 19, 2022.

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: India has allowed wheat shipments of 469,202 tonnes since banning most exports last month, but at least 1.7 million tonnes is lying at ports and could be damaged by looming monsoon rains, government and industry officials told Reuters.

Shipments that have been allowed moved mainly to Malaysia, Bangladesh, the Philippines, and Tanzania, said a senior government official, who also stated the total quantity.