# Rice exporters brace for trade shifts as India tightens food security rules | IREF News | IREF

> India exported 20.1 million tonnes of rice worth $12.95 billion in FY 2024-25, keeping it the largest exporter. The government is tightening export rules, including restrictions on non-basmati rice exports, to protect domestic food security amid irregular monsoons and heat waves.

- Date: 2025-12-01 · published 2025-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12734-rice-exporters-brace-for-trade-shifts-as-india-tightens-food-security-rules
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Restrictions on Indian non-basmati exports remove a major share of global supply, supporting world rice prices and redirecting trade flows to other origins.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2022-08-27 | [Govt may curb export of rice to  maintain ‘food security’ \| India News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39984-govt-may-curb-export-of-rice-to-maintain-food-security-india-news.md) | +0.4% | +0.2% |
| RICE | 2023-08-31 | [Global rice supplies tighten after India’s July export ban - India Seatrade News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34190-global-rice-supplies-tighten-after-india-s-july-export-ban-india-seatrade-news.md) | -2.7% | -3.4% |
| RICE | 2023-07-25 | [India’s new ban on rice exports: Potential threats to global supply, prices, and food security \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34967-india-s-new-ban-on-rice-exports-potential-threats-to-global-supply-prices-and.md) | -4.5% | -4.2% |
| RICE | 2020-04-01 | [Food security fears are starting to threaten Asian rice exports \| coronavirus outbreak News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53619-food-security-fears-are-starting-to-threaten-asian-rice-exports-coronavirus.md) | +2.2% | +28.3% |
| RICE | 2024-03-26 | [India's rice exports at risk as exporters face huge tax demand-sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31138-india-s-rice-exports-at-risk-as-exporters-face-huge-tax-demand-sources.md) | -5.7% | +12.6% |

## Sources

- iref.net: https://iref.net/news/indias-new-food-security-rules-reshape-rice-export-trade

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