# As more buyers queue up for Indian rice, 2020-21 exports set to top 16 million tonnes  - The HinduBusinessLine

> Indian rice exports for 2020-21 are expected to reach 16-17 million tonnes, up from 9.48 million a year earlier. April-December non-basmati shipments rose 129%, with new buyers in South America, East Africa and Southeast Asia.

- Date: 2021-02-25 · published 2021-02-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48583-as-more-buyers-queue-up-for-indian-rice-2020-21-exports-set-to-top-16-million
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Strong import demand for Indian rice from multiple regions supports world rice prices as Pakistan's supply has become expensive for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2024-05-15 | [India’s rice exports dip 27% in FY24 to 16.35 mt on shipment curbs    - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30202-india-s-rice-exports-dip-27-in-fy24-to-16-35-mt-on-shipment-curbs-the.md) | -0.7% | -2.6% |
| RICE | 2022-12-02 | [Bulog rice buy: Exporters to meet Indonesia envoy - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38206-bulog-rice-buy-exporters-to-meet-indonesia-envoy-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -5.8% | +1.4% |
| RICE | 2022-04-11 | [Indian broken rice exports likely to face supply problems - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41915-indian-broken-rice-exports-likely-to-face-supply-problems-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +4.9% | +4.5% |
| RICE | 2022-07-05 | [As prices of parboiled rice surge, export demand for India’s broken rice picks up - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40563-as-prices-of-parboiled-rice-surge-export-demand-for-india-s-broken-rice-picks.md) | +1.1% | +3.3% |
| RICE | 2021-11-09 | [Basmati exports to gain momentum as Iran lifts seasonal ban on rice imports - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44025-basmati-exports-to-gain-momentum-as-iran-lifts-seasonal-ban-on-rice-imports-the.md) | +6.1% | +4.3% |

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/as-more-buyers-queue-up-for-indian-rice-2020-21-exports-set-to-top-16-million-tonnes/article33930715.ece

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