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India Set To Ban Sugar Exports For First Time In Seven Years

India is expected to ban mills from exporting sugar in the next season beginning October, halting shipments for the first time in seven years, as a lack of...

India Rice Export Ban Puts Market On Edge For Copycat Curbs

India's rice export ban has the world market bracing for similar actions by rival suppliers to avoid potential domestic shortages as sellers try to fill th...

Thailand Says No Rice Export Halt, To Benefit From India's Export Ban

Thailand is benefiting from India's rice export ban and has no reason to halt its own shipments as it has sufficient output for exports and domestic consum...

India Basmati Rice Exporters Get Requests For Early Shipments

Indian rice exporters have been receiving requests from buyers to advance shipments of basmati rice after New Delhi banned exports of non-basmati white ric...

India's Wheat Output 10% Lower Than Government Estimates, Says Trade Body

India's wheat harvest in 2023 is at least 10% lower than the government's estimate, a leading trade body has told Reuters, amid a sharp rise in local price...

Indian Sugar Mills Export Entire Quota Of 6.1 Million Tonnes

Indian mills have shipped out the entire 6.1 million tonnes of sugar allowed for exports, industry officials told Reuters, cashing in on multi-year high pr...

India's Wheat Procurement Set To Fall Below Estimate By 20%

India's wheat procurement in 2023 could fall by a fifth from the initial estimate as government purchases have slowed down in the last few days after local...

Weather Threatens Indian Winter Crops Just Before Harvesting

Untimely rains and hailstorms could damage India's key winter-sown crops such as wheat, rapeseed and chickpeas just before harvesting begins for plants tha...