# Press Release:Press Information Bureau

> India has cleared five more rice mills to export non-basmati rice to China, bringing the total to 24. The first 100-tonne consignment shipped in September, and China lifted its ban on Indian rapeseed meal imports.

- Date: 2018-10-25 · published 2018-10-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62496-press-release-press-information-bureau
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Access to China for Indian rice and rapeseed meal adds supply competition in the Chinese feed and food markets. The volumes are small so far, so the price effect is modest.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼
- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

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## Sources

- pib.gov.in: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1550687

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