The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) said it has already received 2.6 million tons (mt) of the 5.5 mt of wheat and 5 more ships with .3mt will arrive by November 25th with 12 ships are currently discharging .63mt at Kandla, Vizag, Mundra, Cochin, and Tuticorin. It also said that another 5 ships carrying .3mt will arrive by November 25, 2006.

The MoA also claims that while spot prices have increased, retail levels have been contained in Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Mumbai, Bangalore, and Hyderabad although there has been a slight increase in Delhi, Lucknow, Jaipur, Bhubaneshwar, Patna and Thiruvanthapuram.