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A combine harvester unloads rice into a trailer in the Nagaon District of Assam, India, on May 18, 2024. (Photo by Anuwar Hazarika/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

India’s rice export ban eases as global supplies recover, benefiting SA consumers

The ban raised global food insecurity fears in 2023, but improved harvests and potential policy changes have eased concerns, benefiting import-dependent countries like South Africa

  • Des Erasmus
3 min read
The broad moderation in grain prices underscores improved global supplies in the 2023-24 season. Photo: Martin Schutt/dpa

Global grain production good, but Southern Africa’s white maize crop hit by drought

South Africa imports all its rice and half its wheat so the exchange rate is a factor to watch

  • Eyaaz
3 min read