About two lakh tonne Wheat procured in Madhya Pradesh during Rabi season 2012-13 will be exported to Iran.
The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has selected wheat stored in eight districts of state under the first phase, when 1,98,368 tonne of it would be exported to Iran, an official release said here today.
The selected districts are - Hoshangabad, Sehore, Vidisha, Harda, Gwalior, Bhopal, Jabalpur and Ujjain.
The State Government has directed concerned officers of the districts to coordinate with FCI and warehousing agencies to ensure proper upkeep of wheat meant for export.
India exports rice, wheat, tea, yarn, textiles, fertilisers and machineries to Iran, while it imports crude oil from there.
Separately, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is slated to travel to Iran on August 29 to attend the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit.
Manmohan Singh is expected to have bilateral meetings with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.
Manmohan Singh’s visit and meeting with Mahmoud Ahmedinejad assumes significance as it will take place at a time when the US is pushing India to reduce engagement with Iran and implement sanctions imposed by some countries over its controversial nuclear programme.