Market notes, compliance guidance and sourcing detail from the Vreeha Globals trade desk.
IEC first, then the RCMC (Rs 5,900, valid 5 years), then an RCAC for every contract, now non-basmati too. The APEDA steps between a signed deal and a shipment.
Basmati goes to West Asia, non-basmati to West Africa and Bangladesh. 2025-26 APEDA volumes, top buyer countries, and the new contract registration rule for non-basmati exports.
Grain length, broken percentage and moisture decide whether two "same" rice offers really match. What FSSAI, Codex and India's basmati export rules set for each, and what to check before you buy.
Sella means parboiled, steam means "ask the mill", and raw is a different product, not a lower grade. Five rice processing myths and the contract wording that avoids them.
Gobindobhog, Joha, Kalanamak, Navara: a state-by-state map of India's GI-tagged non-basmati rices, what the tag protects, and four checks before you buy.
Basmati grows in a GI-defined belt across 7 states. State-wise acreage for kharif 2023, and why the numbers you read don't always agree.
Basmati and non-basmati are built for different jobs. How amylose and parboiling decide what happens in the pot, and which rice to order for each dish.
India ships more rice than any other country on earth. The basmati/non-basmati split, the 2023 export ban, and what buyers should check before they source.
The New Delhi Declaration is adopted, China takes the 2027 chair, and India's trade deficit with BRICS partners has tripled in five years. What the post-summit follow-through means for exporters.
Rice is the most diversified export India has, spices are a world #1, and the fastest growth is happening far from the commodity desk. Numbers from the HS-code level trade file.
A buyer who refuses to issue an ICPO or show Proof of Funds usually has neither. How to protect yourself from chain brokers and data miners.
Basmati and non-basmati rice are moving in different directions, and the export policy cycle from duty to ban to full liberalization tells its own story.
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