# India lifts export ban on de-oiled rice bran - The Hindu

> India's trade directorate DGFT lifted its export ban on de-oiled rice bran, a cattle feed ingredient, with immediate effect on October 3, 2025. The ban had been in place since mid-2023. Edible oil industry body SEA had lobbied for the change.

- Date: 2025-10-03 · published 2025-10-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22353-india-lifts-export-ban-on-de-oiled-rice-bran-the-hindu
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Restored export access gives Indian rice bran supply an outlet abroad, which can ease domestic feed-ingredient prices and support processor margins. The effect on global feed prices is likely modest.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2022-09-18 | [Explained \| The ban on the export of broken rice - The Hindu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39670-explained-the-ban-on-the-export-of-broken-rice-the-hindu.md) | -2.5% | -6.1% |
| RICE | 2022-12-01 | [India officially lifts rice export ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38310-india-officially-lifts-rice-export-ban.md) | -6.2% | +0.5% |
| RICE | 2025-10-03 | [India allows exports of de-oiled rice bran after two-year ban \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22360-india-allows-exports-of-de-oiled-rice-bran-after-two-year-ban-reuters.md) | -1.1% | -7.0% |
| RICE | 2022-09-22 | [India defends its decision to ban rice, wheat exports at WTO - The Hindu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39558-india-defends-its-decision-to-ban-rice-wheat-exports-at-wto-the-hindu.md) | -1.5% | -6.5% |
| RICE | 2024-09-28 | [India lifts ban on exports of white rice with $490/tonne floor price - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12950-india-lifts-ban-on-exports-of-white-rice-with-490-tonne-floor-price-the.md) | +0.1% | +0.0% |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-03 | [India allows exports of de-oiled rice bran after two-year ban \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22360-india-allows-exports-of-de-oiled-rice-bran-after-two-year-ban-reuters.md) | +0.3% | +6.0% |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-22 | [India defends its decision to ban rice, wheat exports at WTO - The Hindu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39558-india-defends-its-decision-to-ban-rice-wheat-exports-at-wto-the-hindu.md) | -0.2% | -10.7% |
| WHEAT | 2017-07-31 | [India may lift ban on pulse exports to deal with glut and price crash at home](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69950-india-may-lift-ban-on-pulse-exports-to-deal-with-glut-and-price-crash-at-home.md) | +6.2% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- thehindu.com: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-lifts-export-ban-on-de-oiled-rice-bran/article70120720.ece

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