Govt allows Kala namak rice export from 6 customs stations

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The government Tuesday allowed exports of Kala Namak rice up to an aggregate quantity of 1,000 metric tonnes through six specified customs stations..

Authorized signatory for certification of Kala Namak rice and its quantity will be Director, Agriculture Marketing & Foreign Trade, Lucknow, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade said in a notification...

Kala Namak is a premium non-basmati rice variety grown in Uttar Pradesh...

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...

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