The country is likely to receive 247,000 tonnes of wheat in September
India has suffered a supply shortfall after two years of lower production
February arrivals have already hit close to 4,00,000 tonnes
Last month, the government had brought down wheat import duty to zero from 10% to boost domestic availability
To help curb cheap shipments into the country in a surplus year
The country is expected to produce 85 million tonnes of the grain in 2016, a decline of about 2.3% from last year
India's 2016-17 wheat imports are expected to surge more than five-fold to 2.75 million tonnes
A clearer picture of the crop size will emerge once the harvest winds up next month.