
India ordered traders, retailers, processors and millers nationwide to report their rice and paddy stocks every Friday. It also authorized five southern states to impose stock limits through January 31, 2027, amid rising rice prices attributed to a deficient and uneven monsoon.
The reporting and stock-limit measures aim to deter hoarding, but the weather-related supply concerns underpinning the price rise could keep rice markets supported.
After 168 past bullish policy events, Rough Rice moved a median +0.8% over 5 sessions (57% higher; middle half -1.7% to +2.1%), and -0.4% over 20.
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