# Export curbs fail to arrest India's booming rice shipments, sources say | MalaysiaNow

> India's rice exports rose 3.5% in 2022 to a record 22.26 million tonnes despite the September export curbs. Buyers in Asia and Africa kept purchasing on competitive prices, and India shipped more than 2 million tonnes in December alone.

- Date: 2023-01-31 · published 2023-01-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37315-export-curbs-fail-to-arrest-india-s-booming-rice-shipments-sources-say
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Indian export demand tightens available supply in global rice markets and supports prices, even with curbs in place. Buyers are relying on Indian supply because other origins are limited.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2024-05-15 | [India’s rice exports dip 27% in FY24 to 16.35 mt on shipment curbs    - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30202-india-s-rice-exports-dip-27-in-fy24-to-16-35-mt-on-shipment-curbs-the.md) | -0.7% | -2.6% |
| RICE | 2023-07-21 | [Exclusive: India's rice-export curbs put contracts for 2 million tons at risk, dealers say](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35009-exclusive-india-s-rice-export-curbs-put-contracts-for-2-million-tons-at-risk.md) | -0.6% | -2.2% |
| RICE | 2019-07-23 | [India’s Farm export declines by 8% in April-May period - DST - Daily Shipping Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58052-india-s-farm-export-declines-by-8-in-april-may-period-dst-daily-shipping-times.md) | +3.3% | -7.5% |
| RICE | 2023-08-07 | [Thailand says no rice export halt, to benefit from India's export ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34650-thailand-says-no-rice-export-halt-to-benefit-from-india-s-export-ban.md) | +0.3% | +4.4% |
| RICE | 2024-02-27 | [Exclusive: Vietnam imports husked brown rice from India for re-exports, sources say](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31737-exclusive-vietnam-imports-husked-brown-rice-from-india-for-re-exports-sources.md) | -1.8% | -6.8% |

## Sources

- gulf-times.com: https://www.gulf-times.com/article/654564/international/curbs-fail-to-stop-indias-booming-rice-exports
- malaysianow.com: https://www.malaysianow.com/out-there-now/2023/02/01/export-curbs-fail-to-arrest-indias-booming-rice-shipments-sources-say

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