# India's 2025 rice exports surge 19.4% to 21.55 ‍mt as curbs are lifted - The HinduBusinessLine

> India's rice exports rose 19.4% in 2025 to 21.55 million tonnes, the second-highest on record, after New Delhi lifted all remaining export curbs. Non-basmati shipments jumped 25% to 15.15 million tonnes, and basmati exports reached a record 6.4 million tonnes.

- Date: 2026-01-10 · published 2026-01-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12590-india-s-2025-rice-exports-surge-19-4-to-21-55-mt-as-curbs-are-lifted-the
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Renewed Indian supply pushed Asian rice prices to near-decade lows and displaced rivals from Thailand and Vietnam. Continued heavy Indian exports should keep global rice prices under pressure.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2021-07-19 | [India’s rice exports likely to top last year’s performance  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46029-india-s-rice-exports-likely-to-top-last-year-s-performance-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +2.9% | +2.3% |
| RICE | 2021-09-22 | [Rice exports from India lose steam in the current quarter - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45022-rice-exports-from-india-lose-steam-in-the-current-quarter-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +0.6% | -0.9% |
| RICE | 2024-12-30 | [India: Rice exports surge after easing of curbs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26929-india-rice-exports-surge-after-easing-of-curbs.md) | +0.7% | +3.2% |
| RICE | 2024-08-21 | [India allows export of 2 lakh tonnes of white rice to Malaysia under G2G - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28733-india-allows-export-of-2-lakh-tonnes-of-white-rice-to-malaysia-under-g2g-the.md) | +2.4% | +3.4% |
| RICE | 2025-01-01 | [Indian Cabinet nod for 1 mt white rice export to Indonesia, says Shivraj Singh Chouhan  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26469-indian-cabinet-nod-for-1-mt-white-rice-export-to-indonesia-says-shivraj-singh.md) | +0.1% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/indias-2025-rice-exports-surge-194-to-2155-mt-as-curbs-are-lifted/article70493839.ece

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