# Press Release:Press Information Bureau > India's Food Ministry said it amended the export policy for broken rice to secure supply for poultry and animal feed and for ethanol production. Broken rice output is about 50-60 lakh tonnes a year, and exports rose sharply over the past four years. - Date: 2022-09-09 · published 2022-09-09T12:00:00.000Z - Category: policy · region India · magnitude high - Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39669-press-release-press-information-bureau - Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md) ## Why it matters Diverting broken rice to domestic feed and ethanol removes a cheap feed ingredient from export markets. This tightens global feed supply and supports rice prices. ## Read by commodity - RICE: bullish ▲ ## Similar past events | Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | RICE | 2022-09-22 | [Press Release:Press Information Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39556-press-release-press-information-bureau.md) | -1.5% | -6.5% | | 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% | | RICE | 2022-09-20 | [Rice Prices Might Increase if India Restricts Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39666-rice-prices-might-increase-if-india-restricts-exports.md) | -1.6% | -5.5% | | RICE | 2022-09-09 | [India restricts rice exports, could fuel food inflation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39557-india-restricts-rice-exports-could-fuel-food-inflation.md) | +5.0% | -0.5% | | RICE | 2023-09-12 | [India's retail inflation eases in August, upside risks remain \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34050-india-s-retail-inflation-eases-in-august-upside-risks-remain-reuters.md) | +1.3% | +0.1% | ## Sources - pib.gov.in: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1858078&lang=2®=3 --- Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.