Govt again extends deadline for export of broken rice in transit to October 15

The Centre has further extended the last date for the export of broken rice in transit to October 15. This deadline was earlier extended from September 15 to September 30. Notably, the government had banned exports of broken rice on September 8 to check the supplies in the domestic market.

"The Central government, in exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992), as amended, read with Para 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, hereby extends the period for export of broken rice (HS code 1006 40 00) from 30th September, 2022 till 15th October, 2022," Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a statement.

It said that all the other conditions remain unchanged. "All other conditions as contained in Notification No. 31 dated 08.09.2022 read with Notification No.34 dated 20.09.2022 remain the same."

It is worth noticing that the government had on September 8 banned the export of broken rice and imposed a 20 per cent export duty on non-basmati rice except for parboiled rice to boost domestic supplies amid a fall in area under the paddy crop in the current Kharif season.

"The ban on export of broken rice, which is used in poultry feed, was imposed following a rise in the grain's exports in recent months which had put pressure on the domestic market," DGFT said, adding that it is a temporary measure which has been undertaken for food security concerns of the country keeping in line with the achievement of SDGs.