Govt cuts floor price of basmati exports to USD 950 per tonne

n a communication to export promotion body APEDA, the Union Commerce Ministry has said “it has been decided to revise the price limit for registration of contract for export of basmati rice from USD 1,200 per tonne to USD 950 per tonne.” The government on August 27 decided not to allow exports of basmati rice […]

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The government is likely to bring down the floor price, or minimum export price (MEP) for basmati rice, to $950 per metric ton from $1,200 a metric ton, said the sources, who did not wish to be named because the decision has not been made public.

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