# ‘MEP imposed on Basmati to curb illegal export of white rice’  - The HinduBusinessLine

> India imposed a minimum export price on basmati rice to stop illegal exports of non-basmati white rice under basmati codes. Basmati exports still rose 8.2% in April-October 2023 to 2.61 million tonnes.

- Date: 2023-12-06 · published 2023-12-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/32647-mep-imposed-on-basmati-to-curb-illegal-export-of-white-rice-the
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Basmati volumes are still growing despite the price floor, so the measure has limited effect on global rice supply and prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2025-04-04 | [India to implement new tariff line for rice exports from May 1 - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25062-india-to-implement-new-tariff-line-for-rice-exports-from-may-1-the.md) | +1.3% | -3.5% |
| RICE | 2021-09-15 | [WTO: India’s interest in promoting wheat, rice exports may clash with G-33 proposal on MSP - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45017-wto-india-s-interest-in-promoting-wheat-rice-exports-may-clash-with-g-33.md) | +3.1% | +2.0% |
| RICE | 2023-11-10 | [SEA urges Centre not to extend ricebran export ban beyond Nov-end - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33236-sea-urges-centre-not-to-extend-ricebran-export-ban-beyond-nov-end-the.md) | +3.5% | +2.3% |
| RICE | 2025-10-04 | [India imposes new condition on non-basmati rice exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22357-india-imposes-new-condition-on-non-basmati-rice-exports.md) | -3.9% | -7.6% |
| RICE | 2023-03-16 | [Indian rice exporters unlikely to seek export duty rollback for now - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36810-indian-rice-exporters-unlikely-to-seek-export-duty-rollback-for-now-the.md) | -0.1% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/mep-imposed-on-basmati-to-curb-illegal-export-of-white-rice/article67610753.ece

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