# India rice exports hit 8-year low as price rise dents demand | Daily FT

> India's 2019 rice exports fell 18.1% from a year earlier to 9.87 million tons, the lowest since 2011. Demand from key Asian and African buyers moderated because of higher prices.

- Date: 2020-02-07 · published 2020-02-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54542-india-rice-exports-hit-8-year-low-as-price-rise-dents-demand-daily-ft
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced Indian exports lower the supply available to importers and reflect softer demand, which keeps global rice prices under pressure.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2019-12-20 | [Rice Exports from India Fall, Prices Recover after Hitting 5 Year Low - Grainmart News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55558-rice-exports-from-india-fall-prices-recover-after-hitting-5-year-low-grainmart.md) | +1.8% | +4.8% |
| RICE | 2025-10-16 | [Vietnam fragrant rice prices hit 3-year low on low export demand, Philippines ban \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22483-vietnam-fragrant-rice-prices-hit-3-year-low-on-low-export-demand-philippines.md) | -3.1% | -2.8% |
| RICE | 2019-10-03 | [Asia rice-waning demand prompts Indian, Thai exporters to lower prices - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56650-asia-rice-waning-demand-prompts-indian-thai-exporters-to-lower-prices-the.md) | +2.5% | -0.1% |
| RICE | 2021-07-19 | [India’s rice exports likely to top last year’s performance  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46029-india-s-rice-exports-likely-to-top-last-year-s-performance-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +2.9% | +2.3% |
| RICE | 2017-10-11 | [India's April-Aug rice exports rise 7.4 percent - govt body](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68435-india-s-april-aug-rice-exports-rise-7-4-percent-govt-body.md) | +0.9% | -6.5% |

## Sources

- ft.lk: https://www.ft.lk/agriculture/India-rice-exports-hit-8-year-low-as-price-rise-dents-demand/31-695200

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