Due to healthy demand and lifting curbs on non-basmati rice, India’s agri exports are expected to reach USD 50 billion in 2024-25. Export curbs on rice, wheat, and sugar impacted agri exports by about USD 6-7 billion. However, removing rice curbs is expected to boost exports, with rice exports expected to reach 17-18 million tonnes…
The minimum export price (MEP) for all agricultural products is “strictly” not planned, the administration announced on Friday. Department of Commerce’s Additional Secretary, stated that the government has no plans to investigate the export of any agricultural products. Just to be clear, the government does not intend to assess all agricultural products from an export…
One month after the government reduced the minimum export price (MEP) of basmati rice to $950/ton in an effort to increase exports, mandi prices of several varieties of basmati paddy are currently 11–14% higher than they were the previous year. Basmati paddy prices have increased during the peak arrival season, according to exporters, due to…
