India permits export of 10.34 lakh tonnes rice to 7 countries

The Indian government has allowed the export of 10.34 lakh tonnes (lt) of non-basmati white rice to seven countries on a government-to-government (G2G) basis.

A notification issued by the Directorate-General of Foreign TradThe maximum quantity of rice — 2.95 lt — has been allocated to the Philippines, while Cameroon will get 1.9 lt, Malaysia 1.7 lt Cote d’Ivoire (1.42 lt), Republic of Guinea (1.42 lt), Nepal (95,000 tonnes) and Seychelles (800 tonnes).e on Wednesday said the shipments would be handled by the National Cooperative Export Ltd.