16th Trade News
No move to import rice, says
Scindia
There is no immediate plan to
import rice, but the government may consider overseas purchases if it fails to
buy adequate quantity from local farmers, the Minister of State for Commerce and
Industry, Mr Jyotiraditya Scindia, told Parliament.
Mr Scindia also said that there was no proposal
to lift the ban on export of non-Basmati rice. Basmati exports fetched $ 1.36
billion between April and September 2009, he added.
Source : Exim News Service - New
Delhi, March 9
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