Rice

6월 강수량 46% 부족에 엘니뇨 영향으로 인도기상청이 장기평균의 90% 예보, 마하라슈트라와 구자라트 면화·유지작물 농가들이 파종을 미루고 있다

The Cabinet raised paddy MSP by Rs 72 to Rs 2,441 per quintal for kharif 2026, but SKM launched a protest cycle from May 27 demanding a statutory Swaminathan C2+50% guarantee; the Supreme Court issued notice in April on the legal-guarantee petition

After a 14-month ban on non-basmati white rice exports that rattled global food markets in 2023-24, India progressively lifted all major restrictions; FY2025-26 exports are now forecast at 24 million tonnes, a record, and global prices are down 35%

PMGKAY's five-year extension locked in free grain for 813.5 million beneficiaries through December 2028; a CBDC food-token pilot launched in Puducherry in February 2026, and a draft NFSA amendment proposes shifting from household to per-person entitlements