# India to export first consignment of non-basmati rice to China tomorrow | India to export first consignment of non-basmati rice to China tomorrow

> China has allowed imports of non-basmati rice from India, with a first 100-tonne consignment set to ship from Nagpur to state-owned COFCO. Nineteen Indian rice mills and processing units have been registered for export under a phytosanitary protocol signed in June.

- Date: 2018-09-27 · published 2018-09-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62996-india-to-export-first-consignment-of-non-basmati-rice-to-china-tomorrow-india
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Opening China as a new buyer for Indian non-basmati rice adds export demand for Indian rice, though the initial volume is very small and the impact on global rice prices is limited for now.

## 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 | 2017-12-20 | [India eyes African nations to increase export of non basmati rice – Customs Today Newspaper](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67452-india-eyes-african-nations-to-increase-export-of-non-basmati-rice-customs-today.md) | +0.6% | +4.2% |
| 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% |
| RICE | 2019-08-03 | [India’s Non-basmati Rice Exporters Seek Parity in Import Duty](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57543-india-s-non-basmati-rice-exporters-seek-parity-in-import-duty.md) | -2.9% | -0.3% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- asianage.com: https://www.asianage.com/business/in-other-news/270918/india-to-export-first-consignment-of-non-basmati-rice-to-china-tomorrow.html

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