# Explained: Why Basmati export has come to a standstill in Punjab | Explained News - The Indian Express

> Basmati exports from Punjab and Haryana have stalled after most samples failed mandatory EU and US testing for residues of unregistered pesticides. Punjab and Haryana together account for 80 to 90 percent of India's Basmati exports, and a DGFT certification notification issued in November made testing mandatory.

- Date: 2019-12-13 · published 2019-12-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55555-explained-why-basmati-export-has-come-to-a-standstill-in-punjab-explained-news
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Blocked shipments reduce export demand for Basmati and could push surplus supply into domestic markets, pressuring rough rice prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2021-05-16 | [Explained: How rice and wheat exports hit a record high \| Explained News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47049-explained-how-rice-and-wheat-exports-hit-a-record-high-explained-news-the.md) | -1.1% | -6.2% |
| RICE | 2025-11-17 | [Indian farm exports outperform – despite Trump tariffs \| Explained News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10502-indian-farm-exports-outperform-despite-trump-tariffs-explained-news-the-indian.md) | +3.0% | -3.8% |
| RICE | 2020-05-08 | [Non-basmati exports may rebound as India attracts new customers - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53192-non-basmati-exports-may-rebound-as-india-attracts-new-customers-the.md) | +3.4% | +22.0% |
| RICE | 2020-12-23 | [India’s Rice Exports up 33%, Likely to Export 10 million Non-Basmati Rice this Year - Grainmart News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49614-india-s-rice-exports-up-33-likely-to-export-10-million-non-basmati-rice-this.md) | -1.3% | +7.4% |
| RICE | 2025-01-02 | [India to export 1 million tonne of white rice to Indonesia \| Business News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26468-india-to-export-1-million-tonne-of-white-rice-to-indonesia-business-news.md) | +0.1% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- indianexpress.com: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-why-basmati-export-has-come-to-a-standstill-in-punjab-6164891/

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