# India's record rice crop brings problem of plenty for farmers juggling protest

> India's record rice crop has created a glut, and farmers are protesting new deregulation laws that let them sell beyond government-regulated wholesale markets. The article links the protests to low prices for growers.

- Date: 2021-10-26 · published 2021-10-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44513-india-s-record-rice-crop-brings-problem-of-plenty-for-farmers-juggling-protest
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

A record domestic rice crop adds supply and pressures domestic rice prices, though the protests and policy changes add uncertainty for the export outlook.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2025-06-26 | [From shortage to surplus: India pours record rice crop into ethanol \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24150-from-shortage-to-surplus-india-pours-record-rice-crop-into-ethanol-reuters.md) | -4.9% | -5.4% |
| RICE | 2024-09-29 | [FACTBOX Why India's easing of export curbs is important to global rice trade \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28268-factbox-why-india-s-easing-of-export-curbs-is-important-to-global-rice-trade.md) | +0.1% | +0.0% |
| RICE | 2019-09-05 | [ANALYSIS Plummeting rice prices: How will our rice farmers cope?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57149-analysis-plummeting-rice-prices-how-will-our-rice-farmers-cope.md) | +1.2% | +0.1% |
| RICE | 2022-10-13 | [India to permit export of broken rice backed by letters of credit issued before sudden ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39076-india-to-permit-export-of-broken-rice-backed-by-letters-of-credit-issued-before.md) | -1.9% | +5.0% |
| RICE | 2025-01-31 | [INTERVIEW: Ending ban on 100% broken rice exports would benefit Indian farmers, traders: TREAC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26466-interview-ending-ban-on-100-broken-rice-exports-would-benefit-indian-farmers.md) | -2.0% | -4.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-record-rice-crop-brings-problem-plenty-farmers-juggling-protest-2021-10-26/

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