# Basmati traders expect robust exports

> Indian basmati exporters say recent rains damaged only a small area of the Pusa-1509 variety and do not expect lower exports this year. Basmati exports in the year to date reached 4.05 million tonnes, up from 3.985 million a year earlier, supported by demand from West Asia.

- Date: 2018-10-05 · published 2018-10-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62500-basmati-traders-expect-robust-exports
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Steady basmati export demand from West Asia keeps global rice trade firm. The rain damage is too small to tighten supply materially.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2024-08-06 | [India exports $122.7 mn worth non-basmati white rice during Apr-May](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28734-india-exports-122-7-mn-worth-non-basmati-white-rice-during-apr-may.md) | -4.8% | -1.0% |
| RICE | 2021-08-13 | [Agri exports from India rise, but can this last?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45525-agri-exports-from-india-rise-but-can-this-last.md) | -2.4% | -2.0% |
| RICE | 2022-11-15 | [Importance of agri exports — and what Govt can do to boost India’s farm trade surplus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38632-importance-of-agri-exports-and-what-govt-can-do-to-boost-india-s-farm-trade.md) | +1.0% | -4.9% |
| RICE | 2021-09-22 | [Focus on agri-exports-ForumIAS Blog](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45021-focus-on-agri-exports-forumias-blog.md) | +0.6% | -0.9% |
| RICE | 2017-11-29 | [Rice Exports Still Lag — Louisiana Farm Bureau News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68057-rice-exports-still-lag-louisiana-farm-bureau-news.md) | +0.2% | -4.2% |

## Sources

- rwfreight.co.uk: https://www.rwfreight.co.uk/news/2018/10/05/basmati-traders-expect-robust-exports-123/

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