Bharat has allowed the export of non-basmati white rice to the tune
of 75,000 tonnes to the UAE. Notably, the export of non-basmati white rice was
prohibited from July 20 to check the domestic prices and ensure domestic food
security.
The exports to UAE are permitted through National Cooperative
Exports Limited, said the Directorate General of Foreign Trade in its
notification.
While amending the export policy, DGFT maintained that the export
will be allowed on the basis of permission granted by the government to other
countries to meet their food security needs and based on the request of their
government.
Last month, Bharat had decided to allow the export of rice to “meet
the food security requirements” of Singapore.
West African country Benin is one of the major importers of
non-basmati rice from Bharat. Other destination countries are UAE, Nepal,
Bangladesh, China, Cote D’ Ivoire, Togo, Senegal, Guinea, Vietnam, Djibouti,
Madagascar, Cameroon Somalia, Malaysia and Liberia.
Bharat in September 2022 banned the exports of broken rice and
imposed a 20 per cent duty on exports of non-Basmati rice, except for parboiled
rice amid concerns about low production due to a fall in area under the paddy
crop. It later lifted the ban in November.
ANI
