Severe decreases seen in E.U., including Germany and the Netherlands.

The company will merge with the Thresher Artisan Wheat subsidiary in Idaho.

2014 wheat flour output estimated at 425,937,000 cwts.

IGC expects nation to ship 500,000 tonnes of flour.

Reduction in flour shipments for foreign aid accounted for the drop.

Nation exported 229,000 tonnes of flour last year.

Output up 0.9% from January-September 2013.

Work to set stage for publishing launch in 2015.

Researchers in Australia and Italy identify durum with more xylan, a source of fiber.

The totals were boosted by Indonesia, Iraq and sub-Saharan Africa nation imports.