# Facing African hurdles, Indian rice exports value down 10% in FY26 - The HinduBusinessLine

> Indian non-basmati rice export volume rose 6.5% to just over 15 million tonnes in FY2025-26, but export value fell over 10% to $5.86 billion. Lower shipments to West and Central Africa were blamed on dollar shortages, competition from Thailand, Vietnam and Pakistan, and African buyers holding large inventories.

- Date: 2026-06-19 · published 2026-06-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18739-facing-african-hurdles-indian-rice-exports-value-down-10-in-fy26-the
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker African demand and heavy importer stocks add pressure on Asian rice prices, though rising El Niño risk could tighten supply later in the year.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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 | 2021-06-28 | [Pakistan trade alleges India is subsidising rice exports, wants WTO petitioned - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12904-pakistan-trade-alleges-india-is-subsidising-rice-exports-wants-wto-petitioned.md) | -2.4% | +3.0% |
| RICE | 2025-04-03 | [Indian rice turns competitive in the global market, exports may pick up from June  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25057-indian-rice-turns-competitive-in-the-global-market-exports-may-pick-up-from.md) | +2.5% | -3.2% |
| RICE | 2020-02-05 | [Rice exports may fall by 20 per cent this fiscal  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54540-rice-exports-may-fall-by-20-per-cent-this-fiscal-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +0.1% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/facing-african-hurdles-indian-rice-exports-value-down-10-in-fy26/article71122372.ece

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