Rising pace of exports led to ban on export of white rice, says Centre

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Explaining the reasons behind the ban on the export of non-Basmati white (raw) rice from July 20, the Centre has said the export of this variety had increased by 34.54 per cent in the first three months of 2022-23.

In a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Anupriya Patel, Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, said about 15.54 lakh tonnes (lt) of this variety of rice (HS Code 1006 30 90) was exported during April-June of 2023-24 against only 11.55 lt during the corresponding period of previous fiscal, recording a growth of 34.54 per cent.

Non-Basmati white rice constituted 26.66 per cent of total rice exported during 2021-22 and 2022-23. The export of this variety increased from 33.66 lt (Sept-March 2021-22) to 42.12 lt (Sept-March 2022-23) even after the imposition of a 20 per cent export duty from September 8, 2022.