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'NCEL can export 1,492,000 tonnes non-basmati rice, 50,000 tonnes sugar'

The newly set up cooperative export body NCEL has got permission to export 14,92,800 tonnes of non-Basmati rice to 16 countries and 50,000 tonnes of sugar to two countries, Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday in the Rajya Sabha. The National Cooperative Exports Ltd (NCEL) was registered in January this year under the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002. It covers agriculture and allied activities as well as handloom and handicraft items by enrolling a large number of co-operatives under its fold with a target to double its revenue by 2025 from the current level of about Rs 2,160 crore. Shah, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, said NCEL has so far received 2,581 applications for membership under different classes from 22 states and Union Territories. "NCEL has so far got permission for exports of 14,92,800 tonne non-Basmati white rice to 16 countries and 50,000 tonne sugar to two countries," Shah said. NCEL will provide a complete ecosystem for promotion o

Govt permits NCEL to export 900k tonnes rice, 35k tonnes wheat products

National Cooperative Exports Ltd (NCEL) has been allowed to export nearly 9 lakh tonnes of broken rice and about 35,000 tonnes of wheat and wheat products to various countries. According to a recent gazette notification, the government has permitted export of 34,736 tonne of wheat and wheat products and 8,98,804 tonnes of broken rice. Of the total wheat and wheat products export, NCEL has been allowed to export 15,226 tonnes of maida/semolina, 14,184 tonnes of wheat grain, 5,326 tonnes of wheat flour and 48,804 tonnes of broken rice to Bhutan this year. In case of broken rice, the cooperative has been permitted to export 5 lakh tonnes of the grain to Senegal and 50,000 tonnes to Gambia in six month, the notification said. NCEL has been allowed to export about 2 lakh tonnes of broken rice to Indonesia and 1 lakh tonnes to Mali. India otherwise has banned wheat and broken exports since last year as a measure to check domestic inflation. However, some exports are allowed on a ...

Brisk export orders stoke new season basmati rice prices in India

This month, Reuters reported that India signed contracts to export about 500,000 metric tonnes of new season basmati rice, indicating brisk overseas sales of the premium aromatic variety

India faces queries from WTO on PMGKAY extension and rice export ban

Countries, including the United States, European Union, Canada, Australia, Switzerland, and New Zealand, are seeking clarity on the expiry dates of India's export restrictions and duties

China's rice exports to Ivory Coast top 2022 after India imposed curbs

The Asian nation shipped 45,000 tonnes to the African country in October, matching the volume exported in August, customs data compiled by Bloomberg show

India's non-basmati rice export slumps 57% in September on duty hike

Basmati rice export in contrast up 5.7% despite MEP

India likely to keep rice export bans into 2024, to hold up global prices

But Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will seek reelection next year, has repeatedly tightened restrictions on shipments in a bid to curb domestic price rises and shield Indian consumers

India signs deals to export 500,000 tons of new season basmati rice

After imposing a ban on non-basmati white rice exports in Jun to stabilize domestic prices, India set a floor price, or minimum export price (MEP), of $1,200 a ton for overseas sales of basmati in Aug

Patanjali to ship 20 MT of non-basmati rice to Nepal for earthquake victims

The government has provided a one-time exemption from the export ban to Patanjali Ayurved for shipping 20 tonnes of non-basmati white rice as a donation to Nepal for earthquake victims. Though exports of non-basmati white rice were banned on July 20 to boost domestic supply, exports are allowed on the basis of permission granted by the government to certain countries to meet their food security needs and on request. "One time exemption from prohibition is granted to Patanjali Ayurved Ltd for export of 20 MT of Non-basmati white rice (Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed)as donation to Nepal for earthquake victims," the directorate general of foreign trade (DGFT) has said in a notification. According to a DGFT's notification issued in October, the government permitted exports of 10,34,800 tonnes of non-basmati white rice to seven countries, including Nepal, Cameroon and Malaysia. The quantity notified for Nepal is 95,000 tonnes, Cameroon (1,90,000 ...

India's November rice stocks at state warehouses around double target

Coupled with the new season crop that has started trickling into the market, the surplus indicates comfortable supplies for the domestic market

Govt may extend curbs on rice exports as output expected to drop: Report

Despite export restrictions, local rice prices remain almost 15% higher than a year ago

India's rice export restrictions are pushing global south towards a crisis

Every rice eater in the world has felt the pinch of India's export restrictions

Centre likely to bring down floor price for basmati rice exports to $950 MT

India imposed a $1,200 per tonne MEP on basmati rice shipments in August to keep a lid on local prices ahead of key state elections

Basmati rice growers face losses as current floor price dents exports

India, the world's biggest rice exporter, has also curbed exports of non basmati rice varieties in an attempt to keep a lid on domestic prices ahead of key state elections

Basmati rice minimum export price review still under consideration: Centre

Some traders said FOB export price of Indian basmati near the MEP, while others oppose

After export ban, smuggling of rice booms along the Indo-Nepal border

At the crack of dawn every day, hushed frantic activity begins in villages located along the India-Nepal border here as some residents set out on foot or in small vehicles to smuggle rice into the neighbouring country. Young unemployed men, women and sometimes even the elderly act as carriers for local smugglers and are paid up to Rs 300 for delivering a quintal of rice to warehouses set up across the border by Nepali traders. Most of them make multiple trips to earn as much money as possible. Lakshminagar, Thoothibari, Nichlaul, Parsa Malik, Bargadwa, Bhagwanpur, Shyam Kat, Farenia, Hardi Dali and Khanuva are some of the villages from where it is very easy to cross into Nepal and rice is smuggled, police sources said. Maharajganj shares an 84-km open border with Nawalparasi and Rupandehi districts of Nepal's Lumbini province. Ram Prasad, a rice carrier, said, "The Nepali merchants have set up small warehouses along the border where we deliver the smuggled rice. The warehouses are

20% export duty woes: Parboiled rice exports fall over 80% in a month

Duty woes: Basmati rice exports down 30% from Aug 25 to Sep 20

US, EU criticise India's rice export ban, request immediate resumption

Representatives from Japan, Australia, Brazil, the EU, the UK, and the US raised concerns over the impact of the ban on the global food market

High rice prices, fueled by export ban, bring risk of social unrest: UN

The export ban is bringing back memories of 2008, when a global rice crisis put 100 million people at risk, many in sub-Saharan Africa

Centre to cut floor price for basmati rice exports in coming days: Report

India will lower the basmati floor price to $850 a metric ton, down from $1,200 a ton, to help millers and traders ship out the rice grade, said the report