Indian labor shortage may slice cereal, spice supplies to China — Panjiva
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Indian labor shortage may slice cereal, spice supplies to China

Ags - Grains/Beans 324 Ags - Meat/Dairy 274 Ags - Softs 148 China 3063 Consumer Staples 818 Coronavirus 511 India 563

Asian food security has been a point of concern recently, with Indian food producers expressing concerns that there will be a lack of workers to harvest crops as a result of coronavirus lockdown restrictions. Panjiva data shows that Saudi Arabia and Iran are heavy importers of Indian cereals, while seafood exports go mostly to the U.S. and China. Supplies to China could grow further as the country recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. Indian exports of seafood and tea, coffee and spices exports were up 42.9% and 37.4% year over year in the three months to Jan 31 respectively. Not al...

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