# India’s Rice Stocks Rise To A Record High, Paddy Procurement Drives Export Growth | IREF

> India's rice stocks in government warehouses reached a record high for early December, up about 12% year on year, as state agencies bought paddy for the new season. Paddy procurement since October 1 has reached 42.2 million tons. Export demand is described as soft, but a weaker rupee is helping traders land competitive deals.

- Date: 2025-12-23 · published 2025-12-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21465-india-s-rice-stocks-rise-to-a-record-high-paddy-procurement-drives-export
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Large Indian stocks and a weaker rupee support export competitiveness and could pressure prices from rivals such as Thailand, Vietnam and Pakistan.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2025-02-19 | [Indian Exporters Urge Govt to Lift Ban on Broken Rice as Stocks Hit Record High - Agro & Food Processing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26014-indian-exporters-urge-govt-to-lift-ban-on-broken-rice-as-stocks-hit-record-high.md) | -4.0% | -3.4% |
| RICE | 2017-10-11 | [India's April-Aug rice exports rise 7.4 percent - govt body](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68435-india-s-april-aug-rice-exports-rise-7-4-percent-govt-body.md) | +0.9% | -6.5% |
| RICE | 2021-05-16 | [Explained: How rice and wheat exports hit a record high \| Explained News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47049-explained-how-rice-and-wheat-exports-hit-a-record-high-explained-news-the.md) | -1.1% | -6.2% |
| RICE | 2023-09-21 | [Asia rice: India’s export curbs stall trade; prices in other hubs decline - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34185-asia-rice-india-s-export-curbs-stall-trade-prices-in-other-hubs-decline-markets.md) | +1.3% | -0.6% |
| RICE | 2019-11-16 | [India's Agriculture Export Down, Spice and Sugar Export Witness Growth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56040-india-s-agriculture-export-down-spice-and-sugar-export-witness-growth.md) | +2.4% | +6.0% |

## Sources

- iref.net: https://iref.net/news/india-rice-stocks-high-paddy-procurement-drives-export

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