# Rice Exports from India Fall, Prices Recover after Hitting 5 Year Low - Grainmart News

> Indian rice exports fell 42% in October 2019 and 28% over April to October, as demand weakened from Iran and African buyers. Prices for Indian 5% parboiled rice dropped to their lowest since January 2017 before recovering somewhat in early December. Loss of EU contracts over pesticide residue rules was also cited.

- Date: 2019-12-20 · published 2019-12-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55558-rice-exports-from-india-fall-prices-recover-after-hitting-5-year-low-grainmart
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker Indian export demand and low world rice prices weigh on the rough rice market, though the partial recovery limits the downside.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2020-02-07 | [India rice exports hit 8-year low as price rise dents demand \| Daily FT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54542-india-rice-exports-hit-8-year-low-as-price-rise-dents-demand-daily-ft.md) | -1.6% | -4.8% |
| 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 | 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 | 2024-12-30 | [India: Rice exports surge after easing of curbs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26929-india-rice-exports-surge-after-easing-of-curbs.md) | +0.7% | +3.2% |
| RICE | 2020-04-03 | [As Fears Over Rice Exports Grow, India May Continue Selling - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53616-as-fears-over-rice-exports-grow-india-may-continue-selling-bloomberg.md) | +1.9% | +17.8% |

## Sources

- grainmart.in: https://www.grainmart.in/news/rice-exports-from-india-fall-prices-recover-after-hitting-5-year-low/

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