White rice export from Kakinada, Vizag ports hit  - India Seatrade News

Rice exports disrupted at Kakinada and Vizag ports - Maritime Gateway

The export of non-basmati rice from the Kakinada port has stopped and has been redirected to other ports as a result of Andhra Pradesh’s efforts to prevent the smuggling of the crop intended for distribution through ration stores, according to exporters and traders. Exporters have expressed concern about the limits after the State government started a similar exercise close to the port of Visakhapatnam. Due to these constraints, shippers are rer…

White rice export from Kakinada, Vizag ports hit  - India Seatrade News

Andhra Pradesh’s bid to check smuggling of non-basmati rice meant for distribution through ration shops has resulted in export of the cereal from the Kakinada port coming to a halt and being diverted to other ports, exporters and traders said. The State government has begun a similar exercise near the Visakhapatnam port too, leading to exporters raising concerns over the curbs. Such restrictions are causing quite a few problems that shippers are…