No trace of ₹2k-crore basmati consignment to Iran, say exporters

UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH TRADE IN IRAN, THEY SAY

- Gurpreet Singh Nibber

CHANDIGARH: Amid the Iran-Israel conflict, consignments of basmati worth ₹2,000 crore are untraceable, exporters have said. The country's basmati trade, to which Punjab's produce contributes at least 40%, has suffered severely, they said.

These consignments were sent during the past one month. All communications with Iran have now become ineffective, they say. "We actually do not know where the consignments are, have they been delivered or stuck at Iranian ports, particularly Bandar Abbas, Bushehr and Chabahar," said Ashok Sethi, director of the Punjab Rice Millers and Exporters' Association.