Friday, September 29, 2006

Agriculture: India rejects Russian wheat consignment

A 50,000-tonne Russian wheat consignment has been rejected by the State Trading Corporation (STC) as a higher percentage of "extraneous matter" was found in the cargo, according to a Chennai Port Trust official.

According to the officia the lMV Astron Spirit, carrying the consignment, has been stuck at Chennai since September 4.