Question : EXPORT OF WHEAT

(a) whether the Government has fixed any targets regarding export of wheat during the ensuing year;and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF THE STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (PROF. K.V. THOMAS)

(a)&(b) Government on 08-08-2013 has decided to export 20 lakh tons of wheat from the surplus Central Pool stocks. The period of export has been fixed upto 30-06-2014.