India banned the export of non-basmati white rice on July 20 in an effort to control the rising cost of the staple food grain on the domestic market after worries about paddy production were raised by the monsoon's delayed arrival and insufficient rains up until mid-June.

On 20th of July, 2023, world’s largest rice exporter-India, banned exports of non-basmati white rice in a move to stabilize prices in the domestic markets of the country and the Government of India’s (GOI’s) move have clogged ports with approximately 200,000 tonnes of the staple.

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