AMMAN — President of
Foodstuff Traders Association (FTA) Khalil Haj Tawfiq said India’s decision to restrict exports
of some rice varieties will not affect the Kingdom, as Jordanian traders do not
import the restricted types, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
اضافة اعلان
He said in a statement Saturday that India took the
decision two days ago to ban export of various rice varieties and impose export
duties on other types, which does not include the so-called “Basmati” rice
imported by the Kingdom.
The export ban will not affect rice availability in
the Jordanian market, neither hike its prices, he said. He stressed that the
Kingdom only imports ‘Basmati” rice varieties from India.
The decision
mainly targets broken (fragmented) rice and non-Basmati types, which are not
imported by
Jordanian traders and sold in the Indian market. Some is exported
to African countries due to its low price, according to Haj Tawfiq.
Additionally, he said that 75 percent of the
Kingdom’s rice consumption is concentrated in the medium-grain variety, which
is imported from the US and EU.
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