# Pak exposed again as it blocks wheat to Afghan

> Pakistan has not granted overland transit for 1.7 lakh tonnes of Indian wheat bound for Afghanistan, which faces a food crisis. India has taken the matter to the WTO and is exploring routes via Iran.

- Date: 2016-11-05 · published 2016-11-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Afghanistan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73829-pak-exposed-again-as-it-blocks-wheat-to-afghan
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Blocked transit keeps a small volume of Indian wheat out of Afghan demand, with limited effect on global prices. The dispute mainly affects regional trade routes.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

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## Sources

- newindianexpress.com: https://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2016/Nov/05/pakistan-exposed-again-as-it-blocks-wheat-to-afghanisthan-1535388.html

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