# INDIA IMPOSES MAJOR RICE EXPORT BAN, TRIGGERING INFLATION FEARS

> India banned exports of non-basmati white rice, its largest rice export category, after retail rice prices rose sharply following monsoon damage. The category covered roughly 10 million tons of the 22 million tons India exported last year, and parboiled rice was excluded.

- Date: 2026-08-25 · published 2026-08-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17882-india-imposes-major-rice-export-ban-triggering-inflation-fears
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

India supplies over 40% of world rice exports, so this ban removes a large share of global supply and is likely to push international rice prices higher.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2023-07-20 | [India imposes major rice export ban, triggering inflation fears \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35004-india-imposes-major-rice-export-ban-triggering-inflation-fears-reuters.md) | +1.3% | -0.6% |
| RICE | 2023-07-13 | [India Considers Banning Most Rice Exports on Inflation Fears - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5094-india-considers-banning-most-rice-exports-on-inflation-fears-bloomberg.md) | -18.5% | -16.3% |
| RICE | 2025-09-30 | [India Imposes Export Registration Requirement for Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22818-india-imposes-export-registration-requirement-for-rice.md) | -2.9% | -9.5% |
| RICE | 2022-09-09 | [India restricts rice exports, could fuel food inflation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39557-india-restricts-rice-exports-could-fuel-food-inflation.md) | +5.0% | -0.5% |
| RICE | 2023-07-20 | [Why Indian rice export ban is so important to global trade \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35005-why-indian-rice-export-ban-is-so-important-to-global-trade-reuters.md) | +1.3% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- inchamhanoi.vn: https://inchamhanoi.vn/en/india-imposes-major-rice-export-ban-triggering-inflation-fears

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