MUMBAI, July 10, Indian wheat futures may trade lower on Friday on soaring stocks, but some exports of the grain may trim losses, analysts said.
India's wheat procurement so far has crossed 25 million tonnes in the marketing year that began in April 2009, a government release said on Tuesday.
The procurement stood at 25.06 million tonnes as on July 7, compared with 22.4 million tonnes during the same period the previous marketing year.
India has allowed the export of 900,000 tonnes of wheat by state-run firms and 650,000 tonnes of wheat products by private trade as monsoon rains revived after a dry spell.
The government rejected demands of an export subsidy, making shipments viable only to neighbouring Bangladesh, traders said.
India has accumulated a huge surplus of wheat after banning exports two years ago.
The most-active July futures contract NWTN9 on National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange ended at 1,111.2 rupees per 100 kg, up 0.55 percent in the previous session.
Source : REUTERS