Commodities Live: Turkey Rejects Indian Wheat Consignment On Phytosanitary Concerns

Turkey has returned a consignment of wheat from India amid the wheat crisis caused by the Russia-Ukraine war. Turkey has said that Rubella Virus has been found in wheat of India. Turkey has taken this decision at a time when there is a wheat crisis and options are being explored to buy wheat internationally. According to a report by S&P Global Commodity Insights, the Turkish ship was laden with 56,877 tonnes of wheat. Now this ship has been returned from Turkey to Kandla port in Gujarat.