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India’s rice exports surged 19.4% final 12 months, the second highest on report, after the Middle lifted all export restrictions, making shipments extra aggressive, authorities and business officers stated. Reuters Saturday (January 10, 2026).
Enhancing rice flows from the world’s greatest grain exporter have curtailed shipments from rivals Thailand and Vietnam, driving costs in Asia to their lowest stage in almost a decade and easing prices for poor shoppers in Africa and elsewhere.
“Indian shipments recovered quickly after the federal government lifted export restrictions” in March, stated a authorities official, talking on situation of anonymity as a result of he was not licensed to talk to the media.
The nation lifted the final export restrictions it imposed for 2022 and 2023 as provides improved with report manufacturing. Exports rose to 21.55 million tonnes from 18.05 million tonnes in 2024, approaching the 2022 report of twenty-two.3 million tonnes, officers stated.
In accordance with him, shipments of non-basmati rice elevated by 25% to fifteen.15 million tonnes, whereas exports of basmati rice elevated by 8% to six.4 million tonnes, a report excessive.
One other authorities official stated shipments of non-basmati rice soared to Bangladesh, Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Djibouti, whereas Iran, the United Arab Emirates and the UK elevated their purchases of premium basmati rice all year long.
India sometimes exports extra rice than the world’s subsequent three largest exporters, Thailand, Vietnam, and Pakistan mixed.
“Indian rice is very aggressive in comparison with provides from different exporting nations and decrease costs will assist India regain misplaced market share,” Nitin Gupta, senior vp, Olam Agri India, stated on the sidelines of the India Worldwide Rice Summit.
