A combine harvester unloads rice into a trailer in the Nagaon District of Assam, India, on May 18, 2024. (Photo by Anuwar Hazarika/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Disruptions in major grain supplies always give rise to fears of food insecurity.
In July 2023, India sparked fresh concerns as the world was adjusting to the disruptions caused by the Russia-Ukraine war on global grains supplies and prices. India placed an export ban on non-basmati white and broken rice.
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