India Delays Date for Rice Export Requirement

India delayed the effective date for its new export policy for certain types of rice, the country’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade said in an Aug. 17 notice. The new export policy will now take effect Jan. 1, 2023, instead of the previous effective date of July 1, 2022. The policy will require exporters of the rice destined to certain European countries outside the EU to first obtain an export inspection certificate from the government before the shipments can leave the country.