# India slaps 20% export duty on parboiled, milled rice for food safety | India News - Business Standard

> India imposed a 20% export duty on parboiled and certain milled rice varieties effective May 1, 2025. The government says the move aims to secure domestic food stocks and regulate rice trade amid inflation concerns.

- Date: 2025-05-01 · published 2025-05-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24624-india-slaps-20-export-duty-on-parboiled-milled-rice-for-food-safety-india-news
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

The export duty makes Indian parboiled and milled rice less competitive abroad, which slightly supports other exporters' prices and reduces Indian supply to world markets.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2023-12-21 | [India's agri exports may stay flat in FY24 due to ban on wheat, rice, sugar \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32644-india-s-agri-exports-may-stay-flat-in-fy24-due-to-ban-on-wheat-rice-sugar.md) | -1.2% | +1.2% |
| RICE | 2023-08-25 | [India expands curbs on rice exports with 20% duty on parboiled grade \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34530-india-expands-curbs-on-rice-exports-with-20-duty-on-parboiled-grade-reuters.md) | +6.8% | +0.7% |
| RICE | 2023-07-20 | [Top rice exporter India bans most shipments as late monsoon hits crop \| India News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35008-top-rice-exporter-india-bans-most-shipments-as-late-monsoon-hits-crop-india.md) | +1.3% | -0.6% |
| RICE | 2024-02-08 | [India is considering to extend parboiled rice tax in risk to world supply \| The Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31610-india-is-considering-to-extend-parboiled-rice-tax-in-risk-to-world-supply-the.md) | +0.7% | -5.7% |
| RICE | 2019-07-29 | [India's non-basmati rice export falls after govt withdraws tax incentive \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58049-india-s-non-basmati-rice-export-falls-after-govt-withdraws-tax-incentive.md) | -4.0% | -10.0% |

## Sources

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/india-imposes-20-percent-export-duty-on-parboiled-and-milled-rice-125050100368_1.html

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