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GIEWS Country Brief: India 16-April-2015

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FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT

  • Heavy rains and localized hail in March affected 2015 Rabi season wheat crop
  • Poor monsoon rains lowered 2014 aggregate cereal production
  • Total cereal exports estimated to have decreased markedly in 2014/15 marketing year (April/March)
  • Rice and wheat prices were generally stable or weakened slightly in some markets in March