In April, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India was ready to increase exports of wheat to "feed the world."The South Asian nation was looking back on five straight record wheat harvests.However, high heat that decreased wheat production and the highest inflation in eight years led to a change in policy for the nation of 1.4 billion people.One government official, who asked to not be identified, said Modi's office ordered a stop to wheat exports because of high inflation.Inflation was in part what caused the toppling of the Congress Party government in 2014.India is one of at least 19 countries that have introduced food export restrictions since the war in Ukraine began.Violent protests have started in some developing nations as international trade in several agricultural products decreases.Countries including India, Indonesia, Argentina and Serbia have imposed restrictions.
