MUMBAI: India's rice exports rose 5% in the first half of 2026 from a year earlier, as higher shipments of non-basmati rice offset a drop in basmati exports after the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran disrupted trade with key Gulf markets, two government officials said.
India, which accounts for more than 40% of world rice exports, usually ships more than the combined exports of the next three biggest suppliers - Thailand, Vietnam and Pakistan.
