KSA seeks to import rice from India

Reeling under shortage of rice, Saudi Arabia, one of the world's top rice buyers, has approached India to discuss issues relating to its supply, including possible lifting of restrictions on exports to the Kingdom.
The Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry is in touch with Indian officials on the issue of rice imports, Rajeev Shahare, deputy chief of the Indian embassy in Riyadh, said.
The whole issue of Indian rice exports to Saudi Arabia was discussed during the visit of Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman of Planning Commission, to the Kingdom early this month, said Shahare, adding that there was no export ban on high-quality Indian basmati rice.