KATHMANDU, Dec 13: The Association of Nepalese Rice, Oil & Pulses Industry has requested Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal along with the top political and administrative leaders to take a diplomatic initiative to secure customs exemptions for one million metric tons of rice from India saying that there is not enough rice production in the country.
Nepal’s total exports slumped 21.4 per cent to Rs 157.14 billion in the last fiscal year compared to a surge of 41.7 per cent to an all-time high of Rs 200.03 billion in the fiscal year 2021-22. The country’s exports continued to contract in the first month of the current fiscal year, with a drop of 8.7 per cent to Rs 13.53 billion compared to the same month of last fiscal.
In a sign of lax market monitoring, the price of various types of rice has surged by more than 16 per cent in the domestic market in the recent days in the pretext of Indian government banning export of non-Basmati white rice.
The 44th annual general meeting of the Association of Nepalese Rice, Oil and Pulses Industry (ANROPI) held here has elected a new working committee unopposed for the next two years under the chairmanship of Kumud Kumar Dugad.