The shipments are primarily held up at Kandla and Mundra ports in Gujarat, with neither vessels nor insurance available for ...

The ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel is starting to take a serious toll on India’s basmati rice trade, with exporters ...

Last month, the Indian government announced an abrupt ban on exporting non-basmati white rice, which includes varieties favored by South Indian communities. The move has raised fears of ...

LAHORE, Pakistan — Long before this land was part of a frontier between India and Pakistan, farmers here grew a precious long-grain rice that was coveted the world over. Basmati rice — the ...

India's basmati rice production is expected to rise by 10-12% this year because of a favourable monsoon, which could further help New Delhi in increasing exports, said KRBL's Gupta.

Of total quantity of 619,939.29 MT of rice exported in first two months of 2024-25, share of Basmati rice was of 191,033.96 MT against 79,353.01 MT during corresponding period of FY 2023-24.

Kalanamak, a premium non-basmati rice variety of Uttar Pradesh, may be the first one to get an exemption from export ban. However, the move is likely to open a floodgate of demands from across the ...

Export ban on non-basmati white rice removed Exports to be permitted with immediate effect subject to a minimum export price of $490 per tonne; duty on parboiled rice cut from 20% to 10%; revival ...

Basmati rice usually fetches higher returns, requires less water, and being a short duration variety of rice, it can be sown late — these factors attract farmers in Punjab and neighbouring ...