# Indian rice exports slow as coronavirus disrupts supply chain -trade - DST - Daily Shipping Times

> Indian rice exporters are struggling to fill orders because containers and workers are scarce, and loading at Kakinada port has fallen about 30%. Exporters expect India could ship about 100,000 tonnes less rice per month in coming months as mills run at lower capacity.

- Date: 2020-07-27 · published 2020-07-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52091-indian-rice-exports-slow-as-coronavirus-disrupts-supply-chain-trade-dst-daily
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Slower shipments from the world's largest rice exporter could let Thailand and Vietnam gain share and lift global rice prices. Reduced Indian export volume tightens world supply in the short term.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2020-04-06 | [EXCLUSIVE-Indian rice exports suspended on supply chain disruption -industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53615-exclusive-indian-rice-exports-suspended-on-supply-chain-disruption-industry.md) | -1.5% | +11.3% |
| RICE | 2020-07-31 | [Virus slows Indian rice exports; heavy flooding hits Bangladesh - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52087-virus-slows-indian-rice-exports-heavy-flooding-hits-bangladesh-the.md) | -0.5% | +9.4% |
| RICE | 2020-08-20 | [Rice export prices rise as exporters grapple with floods, coronavirus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51565-rice-export-prices-rise-as-exporters-grapple-with-floods-coronavirus.md) | +1.8% | +1.7% |
| RICE | 2020-09-11 | [ieport News on India's Export Import Matters: India rice prices hit 18-month peak as coronavirus strains export logistics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51190-ieport-news-on-india-s-export-import-matters-india-rice-prices-hit-18-month.md) | -2.6% | +0.6% |
| RICE | 2022-01-17 | [Indian rice traders stop new export deals due to shortage of freight trains \| Stock Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43112-indian-rice-traders-stop-new-export-deals-due-to-shortage-of-freight-trains.md) | +5.6% | +6.1% |

## Sources

- dst.news: https://dst.news/news/indian-rice-exports-slow-as-coronavirus-disrupts-supply-chain-trade/

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