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Indian wheat rejected again

NEW DELHI, JUNE 18. Yet another Indian wheat consignment, the fourth in succession, has been rejected by Iraq, not on the earlier ground of having inorganic matter, but for ``unsatisfactory fumigation'' resulting in the presence of weevils.

The company concerned has, however, made a representation to the Grain Board of Iraq for refumigation of the

27,500 tonne consignment to free it from weevil, official sources told

- PTI.

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