Govt allows export of 25,000 tonnes of corn

MUMBAI: The government has allowed export of 25,000 tonnes of corn to Kenya, Somalia and Burundi under the United Nation's humanitarian relief operations in those countries, a trade ministry release said late on Tuesday.

India on July 3 banned export of corn till October 15. The country had on July 10 allowed export of consignments that had been handed over to customs authorities before the ban order.