Chandigarh, June 26 -- Amid the Iran-Israel conflict, consignments of basmati worth Rs.2,000 crore is untraceable, exporters have said. The country's basmati trade, to which Punjab's produce contributes at least 40%, has suffered severely, they said.

These consignments were sent during the past one month. All communications with Iran have now become ineffective, they say. "We actually do not know where the consignments are, have they been delivered or stuck at Iranian ports, particularly Bandar Abbas, Bushehr and Chabahar," said Ashok Sethi, director of the Punjab Rice Millers and Exporters' Association.

Iran, a major importer of aromatic grain from India, annually takes grian to the tune of 7 to 9 lakh tonne at a tentative cost of Rs.8...