India permits white rice exports to Singapore, Bhutan, Mauritius

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India on Wednesday allowed export of non-basmati white rice to Bhutan, Mauritius and Singapore, and allocated export quotas for the kitchen staple...

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade, in a notification, said that exports of 79,000 metric tons of non-basmati white rice would be allowed to Bhutan, 50,000 tons to Singapore and 14,000 tons to Mauritius...

Export of non-Basmati white riceto Bhutan, Mauritius and Singapore is notified, the DGFT said in a notification...

Last month, India prohibited the export of non-basmati white rice but said that exports will be allowed on the basis of permission granted by the government to other countries to meet their food security needs and based on the request of their governments...

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