India
Indian rice exports, food policy, and trade with Nigeria
Nigeria's Fio-Fio Finds Favour in India
Pigeon pea, the cheap protein known as fio-fio in eastern Nigeria, is quietly becoming an export earner. Nigeria's shipments jumped nearly 886% in five years, …
India's Rice Flood Reaches Africa
India's granaries are overflowing after a record harvest, and the government has scrapped export floors and duties to move the surplus. The result is the …
A Shrimp Glut Meets a Tariff Wall
The world is producing more shrimp than ever, but US tariffs of up to 50 percent on Asian suppliers are scrambling the trade. India is …
The Great Black Pepper Squeeze
The king of spices has turned expensive. Crop failures across Vietnam, India, Indonesia and Brazil pushed black pepper to near decade-high prices, and US tariffs …
India Burns Rice to Fuel Cars
Sitting on record rice stockpiles, India is diverting more than 5 million tonnes of the grain into ethanol for petrol. For West African buyers like …
The World Is Awash in Cheap Rice
Global rice stocks have hit record highs after successive bumper harvests led by India, pushing prices down and giving importers like Nigeria a rare window …
The World Grew a Mountain of Corn
Record global corn harvests have kept prices subdued, handing relief to the poultry and livestock farmers who turn maize into feed. A smaller US crop …
World Sugar Sinks to a Five-Year Low
A global sugar glut has pushed prices to their lowest in about five years, turning the market into a buyer's paradise. For countries that import …
A Rice Glut the World Won't Buy
The world is sitting on a record pile of rice, and top exporters India, Thailand and Vietnam are competing hard to sell it. That should …
India Expected to Triple Lentil Import Duty to 30% as Government Moves to Protect Domestic Pulse Farmers
Analysts expect India to hike lentil import duties from 10% to 30% by April 1, 2026, a move that would reshape global pulse trade flows …
India Signs Five-Year Rice Deal with WFP, Committing 200,000 Tonnes to Global Hunger Relief
India’s Food Corporation has signed a five-year MoU with WFP to supply 200,000 MT of rice for humanitarian operations. India’s rice exports surged 19.4% in …
India Is Flooding the World With Cheap Rice. Nigeria Is Buying. Nigerian Farmers Are Paying the Price.
India produced a record 150 million tonnes of rice and scrapped its export restrictions, sending global prices down 35%. Nigerian consumers are benefiting from cheaper …