Tuesday 06 January 2015

Iran ban, Iraq duty hike to take a toll on rice exporters

KOLKATA: India's rice exporters may end the current fiscal on a damp note as Iraq has doubled the import duty to 40%, while Iran has clamped an outright ban at a time when price realisation has slipped 15-20% in overseas markets.

A senior official of All India Rice Exporters' Association (AIREA) told ET that traders are currently shipping only rice consignments with permits of last year to Iran. "We are hoping that Iran will lift the ban. We are planning to send a delegation to Iran...

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