Australia has beaten the US to supply the 500,000 tons of wheat to Southern States. Australia has cost advantages over the US and ports where methyl bromide can be used to fumigate the wheat. The import of wheat is embroiled in major controversy as the timing, quantity, and quality of this wheat procurement is suspect. India is expected to consume 74.5 million tons while production is expected to be 73 million tons. Farmers had been steadily veering away from wheat to more lucrative sugar production causing large scale environmental and health damage. India is soon earning the dubious distinction of being the diabetic king of the world and the increased sugar production depletes water tables and affects water sources with fertilizer and pesticide runoffs.