# What government curbs on exporting rice mean for India and the world | Explained News - The Indian Express

> India imposed a 20% duty on most raw non-basmati rice exports and a blanket ban on broken rice exports, effective September 9. Basmati and parboiled rice remain freely exportable. The move follows wheat export curbs and concern about a poor harvest.

- Date: 2022-09-11 · published 2022-09-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39668-what-government-curbs-on-exporting-rice-mean-for-india-and-the-world-explained
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

The curbs cover nearly half of India's rice export volume, so global supply tightens and prices are pushed higher. Buyers in importing countries will face higher rice costs.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2022-09-12 | [Why several Asian economies brought in agri export curbs in 2022 \| Explained News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39560-why-several-asian-economies-brought-in-agri-export-curbs-in-2022-explained-news.md) | +2.9% | -2.9% |
| RICE | 2023-02-12 | [India likely to continue curbs on wheat, rice exports \| India News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37311-india-likely-to-continue-curbs-on-wheat-rice-exports-india-news.md) | -3.2% | -9.6% |
| RICE | 2022-05-26 | [Sugar exports: India's curbs on wheat and sugar exports spark concern that rice may be next - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41367-sugar-exports-india-s-curbs-on-wheat-and-sugar-exports-spark-concern-that-rice.md) | -0.6% | -6.0% |
| RICE | 2023-09-20 | [How reliant is the world on Indian rice exports? \| Infographic News \| Al Jazeera](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34191-how-reliant-is-the-world-on-indian-rice-exports-infographic-news-al-jazeera.md) | +1.0% | -1.1% |
| RICE | 2018-07-14 | [MSP increase could hit non-basmati rice exports \| India News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64101-msp-increase-could-hit-non-basmati-rice-exports-india-news-the-indian-express.md) | +1.0% | -10.7% |

## Sources

- indianexpress.com: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-economics/rice-exports-government-curbs-impact-explained-8144177/

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