# Industry body calls for broken rice exports as stocks hit nine times target | Industry News - Business Standard

> Indian rice exporters asked the government to lift the ban on 100% broken rice exports because state stocks reached a record high at the start of February, nearly nine times the target. The ban dates to September 2022, and other grades were restricted in 2023 before curbs were eased after a record harvest.

- Date: 2025-02-18 · published 2025-02-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26005-industry-body-calls-for-broken-rice-exports-as-stocks-hit-nine-times-target
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

If the ban on broken rice is lifted, extra supply from the world's biggest exporter could weigh on prices for broken rice used in African food and Asian animal feed and ethanol.

## 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 | 2018-06-15 | [Rice exports to decline by 10% on restrictions from importing countries \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64485-rice-exports-to-decline-by-10-on-restrictions-from-importing-countries-economy.md) | +3.2% | -4.0% |
| RICE | 2018-10-25 | [In bid narrow trade gap, India aims to export 1 mn tonnes of rice to China \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62497-in-bid-narrow-trade-gap-india-aims-to-export-1-mn-tonnes-of-rice-to-china.md) | -2.5% | -0.6% |
| RICE | 2021-05-12 | [Non-basmati rice exports surge in FY21 due to global demand, savvy pricing \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47046-non-basmati-rice-exports-surge-in-fy21-due-to-global-demand-savvy-pricing.md) | -2.8% | -4.8% |
| RICE | 2024-11-12 | [Lifting rice export curbs can help push agri exports over $50 bn in FY25 \| Agriculture - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27368-lifting-rice-export-curbs-can-help-push-agri-exports-over-50-bn-in-fy25.md) | +4.2% | +3.7% |

## Sources

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/industry/news/industry-body-calls-for-broken-rice-exports-as-stocks-hit-nine-times-target-125021800641_1.html
- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/indian-industry-body-calls-broken-rice-exports-stocks-surge-2025-02-18/

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