# Govt extends duty benefit for export of non-basmati rice - Daily Excelsior

> The Government of India extended the MEIS duty benefit to non-basmati rice exporters at 5% for shipments from 26 November 2018 to 25 March 2019. India exported 8.63 million tonnes of non-basmati rice in 2017-18, and kharif rice output is estimated at a record 99.24 million tonnes.

- Date: 2018-11-27 · published 2018-11-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62001-govt-extends-duty-benefit-for-export-of-non-basmati-rice-daily-excelsior
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

The subsidy supports Indian rice export competitiveness, but record domestic output is a bearish offset that limits the price effect on world rice markets.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2018-11-22 | [Non Basmati rice made eligible for MEIS benefits](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61998-non-basmati-rice-made-eligible-for-meis-benefits.md) | +1.2% | -2.2% |
| RICE | 2017-06-02 | [Basmati export benefits from ban on DA, exporters seek similar move for non-basmati - AgriMoon](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70440-basmati-export-benefits-from-ban-on-da-exporters-seek-similar-move-for-non.md) | +1.6% | +4.9% |
| RICE | 2020-06-16 | [Indian Government Has Imposed A 20% Duty On The Export Of Parboiled Rice Basmati Rice , - Eastgate Export](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52579-indian-government-has-imposed-a-20-duty-on-the-export-of-parboiled-rice-basmati.md) | -16.1% | -3.0% |
| RICE | 2025-09-02 | [Non-Basmati Rice Export Now Requires APEDA Registration](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22819-non-basmati-rice-export-now-requires-apeda-registration.md) | -3.8% | -3.6% |
| RICE | 2023-07-20 | [Centre bans export of non-basmati white rice to check price rise - The Hindu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35006-centre-bans-export-of-non-basmati-white-rice-to-check-price-rise-the-hindu.md) | +1.3% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- dailyexcelsior.com: https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/news/archive/govt-extends-duty-benefit-export-non-basmati-rice/

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