Modi govt considers banning most rice exports, reports Bloomberg News

Labourers unload rice bags from a supply truck at India's main rice port at Kakinada Anchorage in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh | Reuters file photo

India, the world’s biggest rice exporter, is considering banning exports of most rice varieties, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.

The government is discussing a plan to ban exports of all non-Basmati rice, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.

(Reporting by Yana Gaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Himani Sarkar)

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