FCI received 11 vessels with 5.62 lakh MT of wheat till Sep 12

New Delhi, Sep 13 (UNI) Four vessels carrying a total quantity of 1,55,467 MT of wheat, are currently waiting for discharge at Chennai, Cochin and Vizag ports, out of which 78,380 MT of wheat has been discharged till yesterday.

Six vessels with 3,25,701 MT of wheat have arrived, and are under fumigation/quality-check/berthing. Of the nine vessels that have sailed to Indian ports with 4,84,483 MT of wheat, eight vessels are scheduled to arrive by September end, according to an official release here today.

The remaining one vessel is expected to arrive at Indian ports by October 9, 2006.

Against tender of import of wheat for 38.3 lakh MT, two vessels with a total quantity of 92,000 MT of wheat were received in April/May, 2006.

Eleven vessels with total quantity of 5,62,082 MT of wheat have been received by FCI till yesterday, the release added.

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