AreaIndia

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date01/09/2011

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentExport ban

DescriptionExport ban on non-basmati rice lifted. Private sector permitted to ship 2 million tonnes of non-basmati rice from own stocks through open general license. Government to monitor flow of shipments and review export decision once this 2 million tonne export mark is reached.