India’s rice output is set to decrease for the first time in eight years in the 2023–24 season, affected by scant rainfall. The Indian government reports a 1.8% decrease in wheat production compared to the previous year. This forecast comes after India, the leading rice exporter, imposed a ban on non-Basmati white rice exports last […]
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