go the other side of the world and see what is happening in the black sea and russia and ukraine. there is a political spin on the grain prices there because we know now that russia has become out of the grains corridor that was broken by the united nations and turkey, there is going to be potential military conflicts which will impact shipments out of that region, just as they are about to harvest another record crop. so, the supply is there for grain, it isjust not coming out whereas on the other hand, for indian rice, the crops are generally tight because even thailand, the second largest exporter after india, are suffering from a small crop. interesting. what are the moves and levers that can be pulled in india to try and help the situation here? i think for india it is a wait and see game. india really isjust going to be guided by how domestic food prices are going, in particular the rice price. now that they have put a
New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI/SRV): Indian Rice suppliers had a successful introduction meeting with the Minister of Foreign Trade and Economy of the Republic of Cuba H.E. Rodrigo Malmeirca Diaz and his delegation that is visiting India. The rice samples were presented to the delegation by Balaji Agro Oils Limited in Andhra Pradesh. MOU was signed between Balaji Agro Oils Limited represented by Vallabhaneni Suraj Kumar and the Latin American Caribbean Trade Council represented by its president Dr Asif Iqbal for supply of 3 lakh metric tonnes of rice and other commodities to Cuba and neighbouring LAC countries. The MOU was signed in the august presence of the Minister of Foreign Trade and Economy, Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade Deborah Rivas Saavedra and Ambassador of Cuba to India Alejandro Simancas Marin and other Cuban delegation. India, the world's biggest rice exporter, mainly exports top-grade basmati rice to the Middle East and non-basmati rice to African and Asian count