# Centre orders rice stock disclosure, allows five states to impose limits

> India ordered traders, retailers, processors and millers nationwide to report rice and paddy stocks every Friday across six product categories. The government also authorized Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana to impose stock limits through January 31, 2027, with penalties for non-compliance.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-06T15:17:13.933Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/84237-centre-orders-rice-stock-disclosure-allows-five-states-to-impose-limits
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Greater stock visibility and limits on holdings are meant to curb hoarding and improve domestic availability, potentially easing rice prices. The price effect depends on enforcement and the volume of rice released into the market.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2025-03-07 | [India allows exports of broken rice to cut stockpiles](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25548-india-allows-exports-of-broken-rice-to-cut-stockpiles.md) | +4.9% | +1.4% |
| RICE | 2021-04-10 | [Once Again, the Centre Has Excess Wheat, Rice Stocks. What Are Its Options? - The Wire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47568-once-again-the-centre-has-excess-wheat-rice-stocks-what-are-its-options-the-wire.md) | -1.6% | +8.4% |
| RICE | 2019-04-09 | [Slump in rice farm-gate prices due to import liberalization? \| ABS-CBN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59668-slump-in-rice-farm-gate-prices-due-to-import-liberalization-abs-cbn.md) | +1.3% | +2.2% |
| RICE | 2018-01-05 | [China Wants to Shed Rice Stockpiles](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67081-china-wants-to-shed-rice-stockpiles.md) | +0.4% | +8.6% |
| RICE | 2024-09-27 | [Centre cuts export duty on parboiled rice to 10% \| Mint](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12951-centre-cuts-export-duty-on-parboiled-rice-to-10-mint.md) | +1.6% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/industry/agriculture/centre-orders-rice-stock-disclosure-allows-five-states-to-impose-limits-126110601608_1.html

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