India allows 14,000 MT non-basmati white rice exports to Mauritius

New Delhi: India on Monday permitted export of 14,000 million tonnes of non-basmati white rice to Mauritius, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification.

“The export of 14,000 MT of Non-Basmati White Rice to Mauritius has been permitted through National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL),” the DGFT said.

In July 2023, the government had prohibited the export of non-basmati white rice but it had said exports would be allowed on the basis of permission granted to other countries to meet their food security needs and based on requests from those countries.


In April-February FY24, India exported $790.58 million worth of non-Basmati white rice as against $2.2 billion in FY23. In 2023-24, Kenya, Mozambique and Vietnam were the top destinations of Indian non-Basmati white rice whereas $7.48 million of the product was exported to Mauritius.