India could export up to three million tonnes of wheat to Iran if the Islamic republic requests for supplies of the grain, Food Minister K.V. Thomas said on Wednesday, Reuters reported.
An Iranian delegation came last week to India to explore the possibility of buying wheat from the South Asian country which has huge stocks and wants to cut its trade imbalance with the oil exporter.
Reuters reported on June 8 that Iran needs to import some 2 million tonnes of milling wheat in the next few months after having already imported 3 million so far this year.
Iran's wheat output is planned to reach 14 million tons in the current calendar year, which ends on March 20, 2013.
The UNFAO placed Iran as the 12th leading wheat producer in the world, with an average production of 14 million tons in 2011.
Edited by D.Khatinoglu
