# Contact Us - Sherbrooke Record - Deluge in the Delta: India's Basmati Crop Submerged, Global Rice Markets Brace for Impact

> Unprecedented monsoon flooding in Punjab and Haryana has submerged much of India's basmati rice crop just before harvest. The article says officials describe the flooding as among the worst in decades. It warns that global rice supplies and prices could tighten.

- Date: 2018-05-25 · published 2018-05-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65003-contact-us-sherbrooke-record-deluge-in-the-delta-india-s-basmati-crop-submerged
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Crop losses in a major basmati exporter would cut export supply and could lift premium rice prices. The size of the loss determines how far prices move.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2023-07-14 | [Indian rice prices up 10% in global market, affect export demand - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5097-indian-rice-prices-up-10-in-global-market-affect-export-demand-the.md) | -16.0% | -15.2% |
| RICE | 2016-08-16 | [Initial Reports on Impact of Flooding on Rice Crop in Southern Louisiana \| USA Rice Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9950-initial-reports-on-impact-of-flooding-on-rice-crop-in-southern-louisiana-usa.md) | +2.2% | -8.4% |
| RICE | 2023-06-16 | [FACTBOX: Mapping El Nino's impact on crop yields, global food trade in 2023-24](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35405-factbox-mapping-el-nino-s-impact-on-crop-yields-global-food-trade-in-2023-24.md) | -0.2% | -13.4% |
| RICE | 2022-07-15 | [Asia rice: India rates steady as supply risks offset rupee dive - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40565-asia-rice-india-rates-steady-as-supply-risks-offset-rupee-dive-markets-business.md) | +5.2% | +5.8% |
| RICE | 2026-04-09 | [Rising Odds of Strong El Niño Point to Global Weather and Crop Impacts - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19631-rising-odds-of-strong-el-nino-point-to-global-weather-and-crop-impacts-bloomberg.md) | -1.4% | +6.9% |

## Sources

- business.sherbrookerecord.com: https://business.sherbrookerecord.com/sherbrookerecord/article/marketminute-2025-9-24-deluge-in-the-delta-indias-basmati-crop-submerged-global-rice-markets-brace-for-impact

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.