# GIEWS Country Brief: India - Reference Date: 9-August-2019 - India | ReliefWeb

> FAO's country brief reports late and erratic monsoon rains have delayed kharif paddy planting, with area about 12 percent below last year in early August. Major floods in the north and south have caused localized crop and livelihood damage, while rice exports for 2019 are forecast at a high level.

- Date: 2019-08-09 · published 2019-08-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57544-giews-country-brief-india-reference-date-9-august-2019-india-reliefweb
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Planting shortfalls and flood damage could trim Indian rice output, but high forecast exports keep global rice supply comfortable, so the price effect is modest.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2016-11-16 | [GIEWS Country Brief: Philippines 16-November-2016 - Philippines \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12240-giews-country-brief-philippines-16-november-2016-philippines-reliefweb.md) | +1.8% | +3.4% |
| RICE | 2026-05-29 | [WMO: El Niño/La Niña Update (May 2026) - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18730-wmo-el-nino-la-nina-update-may-2026-world-reliefweb.md) | -4.1% | +1.3% |
| RICE | 2023-09-01 | [After India's Driest August In Over 100 Years, More Grain Export Curbs Likely](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34049-after-india-s-driest-august-in-over-100-years-more-grain-export-curbs-likely.md) | -4.1% | -5.2% |
| RICE | 2023-08-07 | [El Niño: Anticipatory Action and Response Plan, August-December 2023 - Mitigating the expected impacts of El Niño-induced climate extremes on agriculture and food security - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34472-el-nino-anticipatory-action-and-response-plan-august-december-2023-mitigating.md) | +0.3% | +4.4% |
| RICE | 2023-08-18 | [Exclusive: India faces record low August rains, threatening summer crops \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34475-exclusive-india-faces-record-low-august-rains-threatening-summer-crops-reuters.md) | +1.2% | +4.4% |

## Sources

- reliefweb.int: https://reliefweb.int/report/india/giews-country-brief-india-reference-date-9-august-2019

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