Stopping export of Basmati rice to Iran will affect the price of paddy

10-Sep-2024 08:53 PM

New Delhi. Iran, a leading buyer of Indian Basmati rice, has banned the import of rice from abroad for three months with the objective of ensuring the protection of the interests of its domestic farmers, which is likely to remain in place till the end of October.

However, this is not a new event but a traditional policy. Every year when the harvesting of the new crop of paddy starts in Iran, the import of rice from abroad is stopped for three-four months so that the indigenous farmers can get a profitable price for their paddy.

This time the area of ​​Basmati paddy has increased in India and hence a good increase in production is also expected, which is likely to put pressure on its prices.

At such a time, if the export of Basmati rice to Iran comes to a halt, then Indian farmers may face a lot of difficulty in getting a fair price for their produce.

Harvesting and preparation of the new crop of early cultivated Basmati paddy will start gaining momentum from October.

The arrival of 1509 Basmati rice has already started in UP line and its market price has started to recover after being soft for many days.

The price of 1509 Basmati rice is currently running between 2300/2600 rupees per quintal which is much less than the prevailing price of 3500/3600 rupees per quintal during the same period last year.

The model price (at which the maximum business takes place) of Pusa 1509 Basmati rice in Jundla Mandi of Karnal district in Haryana improved and reached 2695 rupees per quintal on 9 September. There is a strong demand for reduction in the MAP of Basmati rice.