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India's government revised its export policy for non-basmati white rice from prohibited to free, subject to a $490 per tonne minimum export price. The Finance Ministry had cut the export duty on several rice categories from 20% to 10% a day earlier.
The DGFT notification took effect immediately.
Reopening exports of non-basmati white rice adds supply to world markets and typically weighs on prices. The minimum export price limits downside but still allows significant overseas sales.
indianexpress.comExpress News ServiceSep 28, 2024
reuters.comMayank Bhardwaj, Sethuraman R, Rajendra JadhavOct 1, 2024After 100 past bearish policy events, Rough Rice moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.6%), and +0.1% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
The DGFT policy change from prohibited to free exports took effect immediately, which increases exportable Indian supply and triggered the selloff.
