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India Bans Wheat Export
- Wright123 4y ago[dead]
- Sakos 4y agoI find it interesting that every one of these articles says they're the second largest wheat producer. Which is a bit misleading. They're "only" the 10th biggest wheat exporter.
- pietro72ohboy 4y agoNot misleading at all. India is the world’s second largest wheat producer. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_wheat_production_statistics https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_wheat_producti...
- Sakos 4y agoAnd how much of that is exported? You know, sold to other countries. You know, the thing they're preventing now as described in the article(s). https://www.indexmundi.com/agriculture/?commodity=wheat&graph=exports https://www.indexmundi.com/agriculture/?commodity=wheat&grap... If India produced 10x more than the rest of the world combined but didn't sell any of it to other countries, it would be misleading to mention in the context of global wheat supplies that they're the biggest producer.
- jkic47 4y agoit is interesting to draw a parallel to the government's recent response to covid vaccine exports. Balancing the local need with the world's need is a tough line to walk.