One of our favourite staple foods could be getting more expensive her.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from her.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
British rice millers such as Tilda and Veetee Rice have thrived for decades by importing low-tariff unmilled brown rice from the likes of India and Pakistan and "polishing" the grains into the white product loved by UK consumers. But with India pressing for tariffs on white rice to be slashed, and little feedback from British trade officials, concerns are mounting for an industry that employs more than 3,000 people at 16 mills and processing plants scattered from Kent in southern England to Yorkshire in the north.
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British Rice Industry Fears India Pact Will Kill Off Local Mills bnnbloomberg.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bnnbloomberg.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
British rice millers have thrived by importing low-tariff unmilled brown rice from India and polishing the grains into the white product loved by UK consumers. But with India pressing for tariffs on white rice to be slashed, concerns are mounting for an industry that employs more than 3,000 people