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Article: Govt may allow exports of non-basmati rice to Africa.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
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- August 4, 2008
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Govt may allow exports of non-basmati rice to Africa
New Delhi, Aug 4 (PTI) -- With the area under paddy cultivation increasing, the government is mulling at allowing exports of about three million tonnes of non-basmati rice to African countries after November.
Currently, export of non-basmati rice is banned to ensure availability of the commodity in the domestic market and to keep a check on inflation, which has since come closer to the 12 per cent mark.
"Even if the ban is not fully lifted, we may export 2-3 million tonnes after November to some African countries," a top Commerce Ministry official told PTI.
He said a bumper crop of 94 ...