85 percent of flour mills shut after India restricted wheat export
The eight-month-long ban on the export of wheat by the Indian government has forced 80-85 percent of flour mills in Nepal to shut down. Flour producers said that the ban has also created a shortage of refined flour and wheat flour in the market. Dinesh Kumar Agrawal, senior vice president of the Nepal Flour Mills Association, said that domestically produced wheat is sufficient to operate a flour mill for five months only. “For the remaining months, producers are dependent on Read Full Details…