Will India resume export of non-basmati rice? Decision likely this week
India’s rice export ban in July 2023 aimed to stabilize domestic prices. In 2022, India exported 22.2 million tonnes of rice, with 17.86 million tonnes being non-basmati. Major rice-producing states include Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh. Key importers of Indian rice are Malaysia, Singapore, Djibouti, Qatar, and Iraq.
India banned rice exports in July 2023 to control domestic prices. In 2022, India exported 22.2 million tonnes of rice, of which 17.86 million tons were non-basmati rice. The major rice-producing states in India are Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. Malaysia, Singapore, Djibouti, Qatar, and Iraq, are among the countries that import a significant amount of rice from India.
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