# China Presents an Opportunity for Indian Rice Exports | GEP

> China has become a net rice importer and is looking to new suppliers as trade tensions with the US persist. Twenty-four Indian mills were approved in 2018 for China's roughly $2 billion rice import market, and a phytosanitary protocol has recently been signed.

- Date: 2019-09-20 · published 2019-09-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57022-china-presents-an-opportunity-for-indian-rice-exports-gep
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Expanded access to China's large import market could add Indian export demand and support rice prices, though the deal's volume impact is still uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2018-09-27 | [India to export first consignment of non-basmati rice to China tomorrow \| India to export first consignment of non-basmati rice to China tomorrow](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62996-india-to-export-first-consignment-of-non-basmati-rice-to-china-tomorrow-india.md) | +7.2% | +10.9% |
| RICE | 2021-10-14 | [India could grab a big chunk in global exports of wheat and rice - India Xports 2.0](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44514-india-could-grab-a-big-chunk-in-global-exports-of-wheat-and-rice-india-xports-2.md) | -1.4% | -1.2% |
| RICE | 2023-07-31 | [Vietnamese rice prices increase after India’s export ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35132-vietnamese-rice-prices-increase-after-india-s-export-ban.md) | +2.1% | +0.4% |
| RICE | 2020-04-29 | [The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Created A Major Opportunity For U.S. Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9192-the-coronavirus-pandemic-has-created-a-major-opportunity-for-u-s-rice.md) | -4.2% | -3.0% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- gep.com: https://www.gep.com/blog/mind/china-presents-an-opportunity-for-indian-rice-exports

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