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Rice prices soften in domestic markets after ban; exports may shrink by 25%

India, which commands 40% share in the global rice trade, exported 21.23 mt of rice in 2021-22, against 17.78 mt in the previous year

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India exported 21.2 million tonnes of rice in Fy-22 (Photo: Bloomberg)

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On a day when food inflation — measured by the wholesale price index — for August continued to remain high despite overall decline, there is some more good news on

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First Published: Sep 14 2022 | 8:10 PM IST

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