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India rice output faces biggest drop in two decades, stocks cushion exports

MUMBAI, Sept 17 (Reuters) Indias rice production is set to fall this year for the first time in a decade, and by the most in nearly 20 years, as below-normal rainfall during the crops maturation period threatens to cut yields, industry officials told Reuters. The drop in the worlds biggest rice-producing and exporting country will lift local prices and make exports expensive at a time when prices are already rising in other exporting countries such as Thailand and Vietnam. However, massive inventories built up from record harvests in recent years will allow New Delhi to maintain exports at record

17 Sep 2026 3:57 pm