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India cuts rice exports, triggering panic-buying of food staple

 Published: 12:01, 30 July 2023

India cuts rice exports, triggering panic-buying of food staple

Chatter on one of Prabha Rao’s WhatsApp groups exploded last week when India announced that it was severely curtailing some rice exports to the rest of the world, triggering worry among the Indian diaspora in the United States that access to a food staple from home might soon be cut off.

As in any crisis situation - think bottled water and toilet paper - some rushed to supermarkets to stock up, stacking carts with bags and bags of rice. In some places, lines formed outside some stores as panic buying ensued.

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