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Rice export and its discontents

Food policy will need to balance producer concerns with consumer interests and factor in implications for the environment

FILE PHOTO: Workers weigh and pack paddy bags at Sitapur market, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India October 20, 2023. REUTERS/Rajendra Jadhav/File Photo (REUTERS)

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Updated on Oct 07, 2024 08:57 PM IST

ByHT Editorial

Centre scraps export curbs on basmati, onion

Earnings from export of basmati had fallen sharply due to trade restrictions, while onion growers and traders had demanded removal of export barriers.

The world’s largest onion exporter had banned overseas sales in December last year to boost domestic supplies. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Sep 14, 2024 04:45 AM IST

ByZia Haq

Punjab: Basmati growers’ body calls for minimum export price waiver as int’l sales plummet

Indian exporters have been struggling to sell their produce in the international market due to the high MEP of $950 a tonne, the association said.

Punjab’s high-quality basmati rice is a preferred choice of consumers in North America, Europe, middle-east and Iran. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Sep 09, 2024 06:42 AM IST

ByGurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh

Ludhiana MP Arora urges Centre to abolish minimum export price on Basmati rice

Rajya Sabha member Sanjeev Arora has written to the Centre seeking immediate consideration and intervention in abolishing minimum export price (MEP) imposed on Basmati rice.

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Published on Sep 07, 2024 10:06 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

HAFED to explore opportunities in Rwanda, Tanzania

“After detailed discussions, it was agreed in principle to finalise a long-term contract with HAFED for a regular supply of rice to armed forces shops in Rwanda and also explore the possibility of exporting refined sunflower oil, cold pressed mustard oil and millet-based products,” an official spokesperson said.

Encouraged with the successful export of basmati rice worth 132 million USD to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, the Haryana state co-op supply and marketing federation (HAFED) has initiated efforts to explore export opportunities in Rwanda and Tanzania. (andystjohn - stock.adobe.com/ Representational image)

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Updated on Jul 14, 2024 06:18 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: The rice and rice of biryani

India’s most-ordered delivery dish is only growing in popularity. Each region lays claim to crafting the best version. In the end, it’s using the right grains

Biryani is, not surprisingly, India’s most-ordered delivery dish. (ADOBE STOCK)

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Updated on Jun 28, 2024 06:06 PM IST

ByVir Sanghvi

Ludhiana: PAU registers biocontrol agent for foot rot in basmati

The registration aimed to manage the foot rot or bakane disease in basmati rice, which has been a persistent problem in the region, causing considerable losses to farmers

The biocontrol agent, Trichoderma asperellum, offers an eco-friendly alternative to chemical pesticides, which often leave harmful residues. (HT Photo)

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Updated on May 07, 2024 10:34 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

2023: A year of food-price and climate shocks

The year was particularly challenging one, as the country was hit by intense heatwaves, erratic rains, floods, droughts, storms and cyclones

The country prohibited overseas shipments of wheat in March 2022, white rice in July this year and onions this month. (PTI)

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Updated on Dec 25, 2023 04:35 PM IST

ByZia Haq

Government decides to cut export floor price for basmati rice

The government, which imposed a floor price of $1200 a tonne for overseas shipments in August to cool domestic prices, has approved a decision to reduce it to $950 a tonne in a meeting on Monday

India is a leading exporter of the premium aromatic grain, shipping over 4 million tonne a year. (AFP file photo)

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Published on Oct 24, 2023 03:14 PM IST

ByZia Haq

India extends curbs on basmati export, traders unhappy

India will continue to apply a minimum export price of $1,200 per tonne on basmati price to curb overseas shipments, according to a notification on Sunday

India extends curbs on basmati rice, according to a notification on Sunday. (AFP)

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Updated on Oct 17, 2023 07:20 AM IST

ByZia Haq

Basmati traders to go on strike as Centre keeps floor price unchanged

Since Haryana is the biggest producer of basmati rice with a total share of around 42 percent in its exports, the decision is likely to have an adverse impact on farmers and traders of the state

The Union government refused to bring down the minimum export price of aromatic long-grained basmati rice to US $ 850 per tonne from $1,200. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Oct 15, 2023 07:20 AM IST

ByNeeraj Mohan, Karnal

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann seeks rollback of restrictions on basmati exports

Addressing the gathering during ‘Kisan Mela’ organised at the Punjab Agricultural University, the CM said, “This decision will do considerable damage to the economic situation of the farmers as well as the traders.”

Punjab CM Bhagwant Singh Mann addressing the farmers during Kisan Mela in Ludhiana on Thursday. (HT photo)

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Published on Sep 16, 2023 01:21 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Global rice prices surge 15-year high after India bans exports: Report

Rice prices have increased exponentially and hit a 15-year high in August after India banned overseas grain sales of Indica white rice.

business

Published on Sep 08, 2023 02:59 PM IST

AFP | | Posted by Neha Yadav

Rice market shows strain after India’s 6-week campaign of curbs

India's restrictions on rice exports have caused panic in the global market, with prices surging in Asia.

Rice prices in Asia jumped back near the highest level in almost 15 years. (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)

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Published on Sep 03, 2023 10:58 AM IST

Bloomberg |

Punjab traders express concern over curbs on rice export

The Union government has temporarily halted export of any basmati rice consignment being sold overseas for less than $1,200 a tonne, while shipments contracted above that price threshold will continue to be allowed, according to an order issued on Saturday

Close up of Basmati rice. (Getty Images)

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Updated on Aug 30, 2023 01:01 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ferozepur

India allows export of rice to Singapore

Two days ago, the Centre temporarily stopped the export of any basmati rice consignment that was being sold overseas for less than $1,200 a tonne.

India has decided to allow export of rice to Singapore to meet the food security requirements of the South East Asian nation

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Published on Aug 29, 2023 11:08 PM IST

ByShishir Gupta

Centre imposes price curbs on basmati rice export

The move is likely to slow down the export of one of India’s most sought-after, high-value export items.

The government has now deployed a full gamut of export restrictions on cereals on the back of high food inflation. (Vipin Kumar/HT photo)

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Updated on Aug 28, 2023 01:15 AM IST

ByZia Haq, New Delhi

Centre imposes conditional curbs on basmati rice export

The Centre on Sunday imposed conditional curbs on basmati rice export too, according to a notification.

The new measure temporarily halts all basmati rice exports contracted at a price lower than $1200 a ton

business

Updated on Aug 27, 2023 01:15 PM IST

ByZia Haq

Basmati growers rejoice as prices touch ₹3,800 a quintal

Paddy has already started arriving in the grain markets of Haryana’s northern districts -- Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat and Yamunanagar, and farmers are getting anywhere between ₹3,500 to ₹4,000 for a quintal of the early maturing varieties: Pusa 1509, Pusa 1847 and Pusa 1692.

Growers of the early maturing varieties of Basmati rice are reaping a rich harvest with the prices of long-grained aromatic varieties touching <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>3,800 a quintal. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Aug 23, 2023 12:51 AM IST

ByNeeraj Mohan, Karnal

At ₹3,800 per quintal, Basmati growers reap rich harvest

The rice harvest has started arriving in grain markets of Haryana’s northern districts, including Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat and Yamunananagar

Traders and arhtiyas (middlemen) are expecting prices to rise further, said a commission agent, Sohan Lal from Kurukshetra (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Updated on Aug 22, 2023 11:49 PM IST

ByNeeraj Mohan, Karnal

India basmati rice exporters face surge in early shipments requests

"We are assuring buyers that there is no possibility of a ban on basmati rice exports but some buyers are afraid due to the recent decisions," an exporter said.

Government of India's decision to ban export of non-basmati rice has triggered a hoarding race among Indian-Americans.(Getty Images)

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Published on Jul 31, 2023 04:07 PM IST

Reuters | | Posted by Singh Rahul Sunilkumar

Paddy sowing season: Landless women labourers extend helping hand to farmers in Haryana

Thousands of women laborers in Haryana are competing with migrant workers in the paddy sowing season, earning equal wages and working more efficiently.

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Updated on Jul 06, 2023 01:02 AM IST

ByNeeraj Mohan, Karnal

Demand surge pushes basmati rice rates up, Haryana farmers eye rich returns

Following a rise demand, basmati rice export surge to 4.24 lakh MT in April, up from 3.19 lakh MT the last year; traders expect prices to soar

Haryana farmers and traders are likely to reap a rich harvest over the coming Kharif marketing season (HT File)

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Updated on Jun 28, 2023 06:30 AM IST

ByNeeraj Mohan, Karnal

Weakening gene pool: PUSA 1121 variety basmati to go off platter

In its place, scientists are promoting a new variety – PUSA 1885, which, they say, has all the qualities of the former and stronger resistance to pests; basmati exporters, however, are not too pleased. They say they have spent too much on branding and marketing the 1121 variety and convincing the importers to adopt the new, improved versions will be difficult.

In Punjab, the premium grain PUSA 1121 is grown over 12 lakh acres while in Haryana, it is grown over 13 lakh acres. (PTI)

cities

Updated on Jun 19, 2023 12:52 AM IST

ByGurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh

Basmati rice favoured by exporters to be replaced by ‘improved’ variety

The new variety will require much less agrochemicals and will save farmers as much as ₹3,000 per acreon pesticides, said an official

India exports some <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>40,000 crore worth of basmati every year to North America, Europe and the Middle East. (AFP)

india news

Updated on Jun 19, 2023 12:46 AM IST

ByGurpreet Singh Nibber

Ludhiana: Driver held for decamping with 350 quintal basmati rice

According to police, the accused had installed fake number plates on the truck and concealed his real identity to the rice mill owner while loading sacks of rice

The accused in police custody in Ludhiana on Monday. (HT Photo)

cities

Updated on May 22, 2023 11:54 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

The key ingredient: A Wknd interview with Madhur Jaffrey

At 89, the actor and cookbook writer is still cooking, acting, rapping. She just became the first South Asian to win the James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award.

lifestyle

Updated on Aug 04, 2023 09:07 PM IST

ByNatasha Rego

The Taste With Vir: The science of smell in Basmati rice

The more difficult part of the question is: Why does basmati have an aroma, anyway? That’s not easy to answer because it involves science, which was never my subject. But here goes, anyway.

opinion

Published on Mar 14, 2023 12:11 PM IST

ByVir Sanghvi, Delhi

Rajasthan’s paddy farmers look at Joe Biden with hope, it’s about Iran

A paddy farmer from the Rajasthan’s Hadoti region claimed the drop in prices of rice has made it difficult for them to recover the cost of cultivation.

Farmers are not getting the best price for their crop as exports to the Gulf and Iran have reduced due to strained US-Iran relationship.(Getty Images/Representative use)

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Updated on Nov 16, 2020 06:22 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Kota | ByAabshar H Quazi | Edited by Abhinav Sahay

Agri exports rise 43.4% in April-September: Govt

Positive growth was recorded in export of groundnut (35 per cent), refined sugar (104 per cent), wheat (206 per cent), basmati rice (13 per cent) and non-basmati rice (105 per cent) during the April-September of this fiscal from over the year-ago, the agriculture ministry said.

The agriculture ministry has also prepared a comprehensive action plan towards promotion of agri trade.(HT File Photo)

business

Updated on Oct 10, 2020 09:51 PM IST

New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar

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Latest from basmati rice

Food policy will need to balance producer concerns with consumer interests and factor in implications for the environment

Earnings from export of basmati had fallen sharply due to trade restrictions, while onion growers and traders had demanded removal of export barriers.

Indian exporters have been struggling to sell their produce in the international market due to the high MEP of $950 a tonne, the association said.

Rajya Sabha member Sanjeev Arora has written to the Centre seeking immediate consideration and intervention in abolishing minimum export price (MEP) imposed on Basmati rice.

India’s most-ordered delivery dish is only growing in popularity. Each region lays claim to crafting the best version. In the end, it’s using the right grains

The registration aimed to manage the foot rot or bakane disease in basmati rice, which has been a persistent problem in the region, causing considerable losses to farmers

The year was particularly challenging one, as the country was hit by intense heatwaves, erratic rains, floods, droughts, storms and cyclones

The government, which imposed a floor price of $1200 a tonne for overseas shipments in August to cool domestic prices, has approved a decision to reduce it to $950 a tonne in a meeting on Monday

India will continue to apply a minimum export price of $1,200 per tonne on basmati price to curb overseas shipments, according to a notification on Sunday

Since Haryana is the biggest producer of basmati rice with a total share of around 42 percent in its exports, the decision is likely to have an adverse impact on farmers and traders of the state

Addressing the gathering during ‘Kisan Mela’ organised at the Punjab Agricultural University, the CM said, “This decision will do considerable damage to the economic situation of the farmers as well as the traders.”

Rice prices have increased exponentially and hit a 15-year high in August after India banned overseas grain sales of Indica white rice.

India's restrictions on rice exports have caused panic in the global market, with prices surging in Asia.

The Union government has temporarily halted export of any basmati rice consignment being sold overseas for less than $1,200 a tonne, while shipments contracted above that price threshold will continue to be allowed, according to an order issued on Saturday

Two days ago, the Centre temporarily stopped the export of any basmati rice consignment that was being sold overseas for less than $1,200 a tonne.

The move is likely to slow down the export of one of India’s most sought-after, high-value export items.

The Centre on Sunday imposed conditional curbs on basmati rice export too, according to a notification.

Paddy has already started arriving in the grain markets of Haryana’s northern districts -- Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat and Yamunanagar, and farmers are getting anywhere between ₹3,500 to ₹4,000 for a quintal of the early maturing varieties: Pusa 1509, Pusa 1847 and Pusa 1692.

The rice harvest has started arriving in grain markets of Haryana’s northern districts, including Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat and Yamunananagar

"We are assuring buyers that there is no possibility of a ban on basmati rice exports but some buyers are afraid due to the recent decisions," an exporter said.

Thousands of women laborers in Haryana are competing with migrant workers in the paddy sowing season, earning equal wages and working more efficiently.

Following a rise demand, basmati rice export surge to 4.24 lakh MT in April, up from 3.19 lakh MT the last year; traders expect prices to soar

The new variety will require much less agrochemicals and will save farmers as much as ₹3,000 per acreon pesticides, said an official

According to police, the accused had installed fake number plates on the truck and concealed his real identity to the rice mill owner while loading sacks of rice

At 89, the actor and cookbook writer is still cooking, acting, rapping. She just became the first South Asian to win the James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award.

The more difficult part of the question is: Why does basmati have an aroma, anyway? That’s not easy to answer because it involves science, which was never my subject. But here goes, anyway.

A paddy farmer from the Rajasthan’s Hadoti region claimed the drop in prices of rice has made it difficult for them to recover the cost of cultivation.

Positive growth was recorded in export of groundnut (35 per cent), refined sugar (104 per cent), wheat (206 per cent), basmati rice (13 per cent) and non-basmati rice (105 per cent) during the April-September of this fiscal from over the year-ago, the agriculture ministry said.

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