# Exclusive | As global demand for Indian rice shoots up, govt assessing need for export curbs

> India, the largest rice exporter, is considering curbs on overseas rice shipments as global demand rises and domestic requirements grow. Officials said exports are being monitored after the government banned wheat exports in May.

- Date: 2022-07-01 · published 2022-07-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40456-exclusive-as-global-demand-for-indian-rice-shoots-up-govt-assessing-need-for
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

A possible Indian rice export ban would remove a large share of world supply, which is about 40 percent of the global rice trade, and would likely push global rice prices higher.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2024-03-12 | [Navigating India's Rice Export Ban - AgriBusiness Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31139-navigating-india-s-rice-export-ban-agribusiness-global.md) | +1.9% | -4.8% |
| RICE | 2022-09-11 | [What government curbs on exporting rice mean for India and the world \| Explained News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39668-what-government-curbs-on-exporting-rice-mean-for-india-and-the-world-explained.md) | +2.9% | -2.9% |
| RICE | 2022-06-06 | [Exclusive: Panicked traders step up forward Indian rice purchases after wheat export ban \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40903-exclusive-panicked-traders-step-up-forward-indian-rice-purchases-after-wheat.md) | -3.2% | -5.7% |
| RICE | 2022-08-27 | [Govt may curb export of rice to  maintain ‘food security’ \| India News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39984-govt-may-curb-export-of-rice-to-maintain-food-security-india-news.md) | +0.4% | +0.2% |
| RICE | 2023-11-27 | [Global rice markets face stresses from El Niño, India export restrictions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33101-global-rice-markets-face-stresses-from-el-nino-india-export-restrictions.md) | -2.2% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- moneycontrol.com: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/current-affairs-trends/exclusive-as-global-demand-for-indian-rice-shoots-up-govt-assessing-need-for-export-curbs-8766101.html

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