B''desh will Request India to Export fixed Amount of Wheat,Rice.

New Delhi, (PTI) Bangladesh today said it will request India to ensure that a fixed quantity of wheat and rice is exported from here annually to meet the neighbouring country''s domestic demand.

Commerce Minister of Bangladesh Muhammad Faruk Khan said his country has a shortfall of foodgrains of rice and wheat.

"There are few procedures that need to be talked. During our meeting with Commerce Minister Anand Sharma tomorrow, I would like to propose an agreement for importing a specific amount of rice and wheat every year from India," Khan said at a Ficci function here.

At present, India has banned export of non-basmati rice and wheat.

According to Khan, Bangladesh imports one million metric tonne of rice and wheat every year.

Expressing hope that his country can import rice and wheat from India in the future, Khan said, "If we can import from India, the freight charges will be less because of the proximities."

Asked if Bangladesh is satisfied with the quality and cost of Indian foodgrains, he said, "I can''t talk about the cost.
There are three officials of food ministry of Bangladesh present in Delhi to talk to their counterparts and sort this out."

Earlier this week, Food and Civil Supplies Sharad Pawar had said the government is not considering lifting ban on export of wheat and non-basmati rice to ensure that there is no domestic shortfall.

However, India does export wheat and non-basmati rice to few countries on diplomatic grounds.

Source : news.in.msn.com