# Our rice market was rented, not owned | Political Economy | thenews.pk

> An opinion piece says Pakistan's rice exports fell 40.5% to $1.31 billion in July to January of FY26 after India returned to the world market. It argues that Pakistan's earlier export gains depended on India's restrictions.

- Date: 2026-11-01 · published 2026-11-01T18:15:47.003Z
- Category: trade · region Pakistan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31074-our-rice-market-was-rented-not-owned-political-economy-thenews-pk
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Renewed Indian exports reduce demand for Pakistani rice and add supply to world markets, which weighs on export prices for other rice suppliers.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2025-04-16 | [Rice exports hit record $ 12 billion  - Economy News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25060-rice-exports-hit-record-12-billion-economy-news-the-financial-express.md) | -3.8% | -9.2% |
| RICE | 2025-01-17 | [A return to form: How India’s renewal of rice exports will shape the market \| Global Trade Review (GTR)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26465-a-return-to-form-how-india-s-renewal-of-rice-exports-will-shape-the-market.md) | +0.2% | -4.3% |
| 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 | 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 | 2021-11-09 | [Non-basmati rice exports may shrink in 2022 - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44028-non-basmati-rice-exports-may-shrink-in-2022-the-economic-times.md) | +6.1% | +4.3% |

## Sources

- thenews.pk: https://www.thenews.pk/tns/detail/1446100-our-rice-market-was-rented-not-owned

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