# Whose Name On A Grain Of Rice? | Outlook India

> An investigative report describes how exporters allegedly used African nations to get rice shipments past India's export ban. It recounts the 2008-09 Rs 2,500-crore rice export scam and questions why procurement bypassed state channels. The article centres on governance and past irregularities rather than current market flows.

- Date: 2022-02-05 · published 2022-02-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42686-whose-name-on-a-grain-of-rice-outlook-india
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

The story has little direct price impact, since it concerns historical misconduct rather than new export volumes. It may bear on how India regulates rice exports and the credibility of its humanitarian shipments.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2020-09-14 | [Rice, Sugar, and Pulses Lead India's Agricultural Exports - Grainmart News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51087-rice-sugar-and-pulses-lead-india-s-agricultural-exports-grainmart-news.md) | +2.5% | +2.0% |
| RICE | 2024-09-18 | [Six WTO nations quiz India's export curbs on rice, wheat - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28271-six-wto-nations-quiz-india-s-export-curbs-on-rice-wheat-the-economic-times.md) | -0.6% | -2.0% |
| RICE | 2022-01-19 | [Spotlight on India’s Trade-Distorting Domestic Wheat and Rice Support](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43115-spotlight-on-india-s-trade-distorting-domestic-wheat-and-rice-support.md) | +3.1% | +2.0% |
| RICE | 2018-05-10 | [US challenges India’s wheat, rice subsidies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65005-us-challenges-india-s-wheat-rice-subsidies.md) | +0.8% | -9.9% |
| RICE | 2024-01-08 | [India's agricultural exports to rise despite curbs on wheat, rice, sugar - minister](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32106-india-s-agricultural-exports-to-rise-despite-curbs-on-wheat-rice-sugar-minister.md) | -0.1% | +6.1% |

## Sources

- outlookindia.com: https://www.outlookindia.com/national/whose-name-on-a-grain-of-rice-news-250566

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