rice export

Govt extends ban on rice export

The government has extended the ban on rice export to six more months, a commerce ministry statement said on Thursday. The period on the restriction expires on Thursday. The new extension will be effective from Friday, the statement said.

Govt rejects traders’ rice export proposal

The government will not withdraw and relax the ban on export of rice, particularly the fine grade, in consideration of the political sensitivity involved in the price of the main food grain. Commerce ministry sources said the ministry at a meeting with a group of rice traders on Monday rejected their plea for revising the ban on fine rice export.