# India’s Non-basmati Rice Exporters Seek Parity in Import Duty

> Non-basmati rice exporters in India are seeking import duty parity for shipments to RCEP nations, citing higher procurement costs from rising minimum support prices for paddy. Their margins have been squeezed as the domestic MSP increases have eroded the premium they earned on exports.

- Date: 2019-08-03 · published 2019-08-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57543-india-s-non-basmati-rice-exporters-seek-parity-in-import-duty
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Indian domestic paddy prices and export-cost pressure could eventually support global rice prices if exporters cut shipments, though the immediate effect is limited.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2023-05-01 | [India Non-Basmati Rice Export Prices Surge.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36007-india-non-basmati-rice-export-prices-surge.md) | +3.9% | -1.8% |
| 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 | 2019-06-03 | [Export Shipments of Non-Basmati Rice Drop - Grainmart News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58558-export-shipments-of-non-basmati-rice-drop-grainmart-news.md) | +2.4% | -1.6% |
| RICE | 2020-09-07 | [Riding on non-Basmati rice, sugar, agri exports jump 23% in Q1 despite lockdown - Times of India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51082-riding-on-non-basmati-rice-sugar-agri-exports-jump-23-in-q1-despite-lockdown.md) | -2.3% | +1.6% |
| RICE | 2016-12-06 | [India Basmati Rice Exports To Grow By 10% In 2017/18  \| Investing.com India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73449-india-basmati-rice-exports-to-grow-by-10-in-2017-18-investing-com-india.md) | -1.3% | -4.9% |

## Sources

- krishijagran.com: https://krishijagran.com/commodity-news/india-s-non-basmati-rice-exporters-seek-parity-in-import-duty/

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