# Food security concerns stoked as exporters curb sales, importers buy more

> Vietnam has banned rice exports amid domestic supply concerns, and India has entered a three-week lockdown that halted several logistics channels. Traders warn that combined export curbs could remove 10-15% of available world rice supply in the near term.

- Date: 2020-03-26 · published 2020-03-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54083-food-security-concerns-stoked-as-exporters-curb-sales-importers-buy-more
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Export bans and logistics stoppages from the two largest exporters tighten global rice supply and lift import prices, supporting rice and feed-substitute costs for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2024-04-23 | [India diversifies food exports as curbs on domestic staples weigh](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30686-india-diversifies-food-exports-as-curbs-on-domestic-staples-weigh.md) | +0.7% | -0.6% |
| RICE | 2019-08-03 | [India’s Non-basmati Rice Exporters Seek Parity in Import Duty](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57543-india-s-non-basmati-rice-exporters-seek-parity-in-import-duty.md) | -2.9% | -0.3% |
| RICE | 2025-04-10 | [China's rice imports set to rise as buyers seek most competitive options](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25197-china-s-rice-imports-set-to-rise-as-buyers-seek-most-competitive-options.md) | -1.1% | -7.9% |
| RICE | 2017-11-04 | [Rice drives India's agri exports \| Commodity - Food & Edible Oils - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67956-rice-drives-india-s-agri-exports-commodity-food-and-edible-oils-business.md) | -1.1% | +7.9% |
| RICE | 2023-07-21 | [Exclusive: India's rice-export curbs put contracts for 2 million tons at risk, dealers say](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35009-exclusive-india-s-rice-export-curbs-put-contracts-for-2-million-tons-at-risk.md) | -0.6% | -2.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-food-security/food-security-concerns-stoked-as-exporters-curb-sales-importers-buy-more-idUSKBN21D0YV/

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