# India rice crop suffers setback as patchy rains reduce plantings

> Indian rice acreage has fallen 12% this season after patchy monsoon rains reduced plantings in key growing states. Traders fear the decline could prompt export restrictions, as India has already curbed wheat and sugar exports.

- Date: 2022-09-01 · published 2022-09-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39996-india-rice-crop-suffers-setback-as-patchy-rains-reduce-plantings
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower planted area points to smaller rice output and raises the risk of export curbs, both of which support global rice prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2017-10-19 | [Rice prices up in India, Vietnam as rains dampen crop supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68535-rice-prices-up-in-india-vietnam-as-rains-dampen-crop-supply.md) | -2.3% | +1.2% |
| RICE | 2026-07-31 | [Asia rice: Tighter supplies, crop concerns push Indian rice export prices higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18428-asia-rice-tighter-supplies-crop-concerns-push-indian-rice-export-prices-higher.md) | +3.1% | +7.8% |
| RICE | 2023-08-18 | [Exclusive: India faces record low August rains, threatening summer crops \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34475-exclusive-india-faces-record-low-august-rains-threatening-summer-crops-reuters.md) | +1.2% | +4.4% |
| RICE | 2021-07-20 | [After second wave, patchy monsoon rains are raising growth and inflation worries for India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46033-after-second-wave-patchy-monsoon-rains-are-raising-growth-and-inflation-worries.md) | +3.9% | +3.9% |
| RICE | 2023-08-02 | [Rice prices soar on back of India’s export ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12039-rice-prices-soar-on-back-of-india-s-export-ban.md) | +0.3% | +4.4% |

## Sources

- livemint.com: https://www.livemint.com/industry/agriculture/india-rice-crop-suffers-setback-as-patchy-rains-reduce-plantings-11660438476037.html

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