Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines urge India to resume rice exports; UN also repeats request in the name of humanitarian aid


SINGAPORE (Bernama-Sputnik): Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines are calling on India to resume exports of rice following New Delhi's decision to suspend shipments of non-basmati white rice abroad to help lower prices, Sputnik quoted Indian media reports.

Singapore has requested some 110,000 tonnes of rice from India, with Indonesia intending to import one million tonnes of rice to alleviate disruptions in food market caused by bad weather, newspaper Mint reported on Sunday, adding that the Philippines also relies heavily on rice supplies from India.

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