# Centre keeping all options open to curb rice prices: Food secretary | Agriculture - Business Standard

> India's Food Secretary said the government is keeping all options open to curb rice prices, including stock limits or a ban on parboiled rice exports. Retail and wholesale rice prices have risen about 15% over the past year, and the 20% parboiled export duty remains in place with no near-term plan to lift restrictions.

- Date: 2024-02-02 · published 2024-02-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31609-centre-keeping-all-options-open-to-curb-rice-prices-food-secretary-agriculture
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Continued Indian export curbs and the threat of tighter measures keep the largest rice exporter's supply restricted, supporting global rice prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2024-01-13 | [No proposal to lift export curbs on wheat, rice, sugar, says Piyush Goyal \| Agriculture - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32107-no-proposal-to-lift-export-curbs-on-wheat-rice-sugar-says-piyush-goyal.md) | +1.9% | +8.1% |
| RICE | 2024-04-07 | [Govt rushes to keep food prices in check during elections - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30687-govt-rushes-to-keep-food-prices-in-check-during-elections-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +6.6% | +16.0% |
| RICE | 2018-07-11 | [Centre raises buying price, rice exports set to fall from October](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63990-centre-raises-buying-price-rice-exports-set-to-fall-from-october.md) | +1.7% | -7.6% |
| RICE | 2023-08-28 | [Central govt's restrictions on rice exports puts wheat and sugar in focus \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34529-central-govt-s-restrictions-on-rice-exports-puts-wheat-and-sugar-in-focus.md) | +6.2% | +1.1% |
| RICE | 2023-10-30 | [India's rice export restrictions are pushing global south towards a crisis \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33578-india-s-rice-export-restrictions-are-pushing-global-south-towards-a-crisis.md) | -0.0% | +6.3% |

## Sources

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/industry/agriculture/centre-keeping-all-options-open-to-curb-rice-prices-food-secretary-124020201419_1.html

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