New Delhi, July 20: The government on Thursday prohibited export of non-basmati white rice, according to a notification of the directorate general of foreign trade (DGFT). "Export policy of non-basmati white rice (semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed)...is amended from free to prohibited," the DGFT said in a notification. FSSAI Notifies Regulatory Standards for Basmati Rice, Says Health Ministry.

However, it said that the consignments of this rice will be allowed to be exported under certain conditions such as where loading of this rice on the ship has commenced before this notification. FSSAI Notifies Comprehensive Regulatory Standards for Basmati Rice; Will Be Enforced From August, 2023.

Export will also be allowed on the basis of permission granted by the government to other countries to meet their food security needs and based on the request of their governments, it added.

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