U.S., others say India’s wheat, rice restrictions worsening food insecurity

The U.S. this week criticized India at the World Trade Organization for steps it has taken to restrict exports of wheat and rice, arguing the measures are exacerbating food insecurity, especially for “small and vulnerable” countries. India this year and last has instituted a ban on various wheat and rice exports, unless otherwise approved, to shore up its own domestic food security, the country has said. During a WTO Agriculture Committee meeting on Wednesday and Thursday, a group of members...