An IndiaOneStop Analysis IndiaOneStop. The 1998-99 output made India the world's second biggest wheat producer after China. But India has not yet established itself as a regular wheat exporting nation.
Demand exists in the international markets for both durum and aestivum varieties of wheat.
The durum variety accounts for only 4 per cent of the total world wheat production. This makes international wheat production scenario favourable to India. Another factor favourable to India's wheat export prospects is a drastic decline in the area under wheat cultivation in the United States. Reports indicate that the area under wheat cultivation in the US is at its lowest in 26 years. A dry winter in the region between Morocco and Pakistan has also reduced prospects of a good wheat harvest in that region.