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India's rice policy tweak cooled global prices
Mint Hyderabad
|November 11, 2025
India's rollback of rice export restrictions offered a timely reprieve to global markets battered by surging food costs, easing supply pressures and restoring confidence in the staple's trade.
According to a report by the World Trade Organization (WTO), the policy shift contributed to a 29% fall in global rice prices in 2025, and helped cool food inflation—particularly in African and Asian countries such as Senegal, Benin and Bangladesh, which depend heavily on Indian rice.
This story is from the November 11, 2025 edition of Mint Hyderabad.
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