# Export ban on rice is regulation rather than restriction for food security: India to WTO's agriculture committee meet - The Hindu

> India told the WTO Committee on Agriculture in Geneva that its rice export ban is a regulation rather than a restriction needed for food security of 1.4 billion people. It cited exemptions granted to Bhutan, UAE, Mauritius and Singapore through NCEL. The ban on non-basmati white rice was imposed July 20 to keep festive-season prices in check.

- Date: 2023-09-28 · published 2023-09-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34051-export-ban-on-rice-is-regulation-rather-than-restriction-for-food-security
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

India's defense of the ban signals it will keep rice exports restricted, with limited government-to-government exemptions, which supports firm global rice prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2022-09-12 | [India restricts rice export - What led to the decision and how it impacts India and the world's food security \| Times Now](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39562-india-restricts-rice-export-what-led-to-the-decision-and-how-it-impacts-india.md) | +2.9% | -2.9% |
| RICE | 2024-02-08 | [India’s export restrictions on rice continue to disrupt global markets, supplies, and prices \| Asia and the Pacific Food Security Portal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31608-india-s-export-restrictions-on-rice-continue-to-disrupt-global-markets-supplies.md) | +0.7% | -5.7% |
| RICE | 2022-09-22 | [India defends its decision to ban rice, wheat exports at WTO - The Hindu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39558-india-defends-its-decision-to-ban-rice-wheat-exports-at-wto-the-hindu.md) | -1.5% | -6.5% |
| RICE | 2023-07-25 | [India’s new ban on rice exports: Potential threats to global supply, prices, and food security \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34967-india-s-new-ban-on-rice-exports-potential-threats-to-global-supply-prices-and.md) | -4.5% | -4.2% |
| RICE | 2022-08-27 | [Govt may curb export of rice to  maintain ‘food security’ \| India News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39984-govt-may-curb-export-of-rice-to-maintain-food-security-india-news.md) | +0.4% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- thehindu.com: https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/export-ban-on-rice-is-regulation-rather-than-restriction-for-food-security-india-to-wtos-agriculture-committee-meet/article67356967.ece

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