‘No direct enquiry’“We have heard African countries are looking for Indian corn but we have not got any direct enquiry,” said New Delhi-based exporter Rajesh Paharia Jain. Though demand for Indian corn is good, deals have slowed down this week, traders said. Higher than MSPThis year, Indian corn has met with good demand from South-East Asia and Gulf countries in view of freight charges dropping. Indian corn is quoted at $308-311 a tonne to South-East Asia, while exporters are getting the commodity delivered at ports at ₹23,000-24,000 a tonne. Bangladesh is the largest importer of Indian corn during the period, buying 11.5 lt, while Nepal purchased 2.7 lt and Vietnam 2.3 lt during the period.
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