# India expands curbs on rice exports with 20% duty on parboiled grade | Reuters

> India imposed a 20% duty on exports of parboiled rice with immediate effect. Global rice prices were already trading near their highest levels in 12 years.

- Date: 2023-08-25 · published 2023-08-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34530-india-expands-curbs-on-rice-exports-with-20-duty-on-parboiled-grade-reuters
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

The duty could cut shipments from the world's largest rice exporter and lift global rice prices further. Buyers relying on rice-based feed ingredients should expect tighter supply.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2022-08-26 | [India considers curbs on exports of 100% broken rice \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39983-india-considers-curbs-on-exports-of-100-broken-rice-reuters.md) | +1.3% | +1.3% |
| RICE | 2025-05-01 | [India slaps 20% export duty on parboiled, milled rice for food safety \| India News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24624-india-slaps-20-export-duty-on-parboiled-milled-rice-for-food-safety-india-news.md) | -1.8% | +3.2% |
| RICE | 2023-11-01 | [India's smaller rice crop paves way for prolonged export curbs \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33134-india-s-smaller-rice-crop-paves-way-for-prolonged-export-curbs-reuters.md) | +1.2% | +8.0% |
| RICE | 2020-06-16 | [Indian Government Has Imposed A 20% Duty On The Export Of Parboiled Rice Basmati Rice , - Eastgate Export](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52579-indian-government-has-imposed-a-20-duty-on-the-export-of-parboiled-rice-basmati.md) | -16.1% | -3.0% |
| RICE | 2023-08-11 | [Domino effect: India rice export ban puts market on edge for copycat curbs \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34533-domino-effect-india-rice-export-ban-puts-market-on-edge-for-copycat-curbs.md) | -3.1% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-imposes-20-export-duty-parboiled-rice-govt-notification-2023-08-25/

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