India considers banning most rice exports
Labourers unload rice bags from a supply truck at India's main rice port at Kakinada Anchorage in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, India, September 2, 2021. Picture taken September 2, 2021. Photo: Reuters
India, the world's biggest rice exporter, is considering banning exports of most rice varieties, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.
The government is discussing a plan to ban exports of all non-Basmati rice, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.
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