Non Basmati Rice Quota of 10,000 tonnes from FCI Stock to Kenya, Somalia and Djibouti Allowed to Private Trade

Price of Rs. 20,690 per tonne Fixed

The other countries of the Horn, namely Sudan, Ethiopia and Uganda are missing from the list

[DGFT Notification No. 88 dated 12^th December 2011]

Subject: Export of 10,000 Tonnes of non-Basmati rice to Horn of Africa (Kenya, Somalia & Djibouti).

In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992) read with Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, the Central Government hereby amends Notification No. 71 (RE-2010)/2009-14 dated 09.09.2011 read with Notification No. 76 (RE-2010)/2009-14 dated 23.09.2011 with immediate effect, as under.

2. Sub-paras 2.1 and 2.2 were added at the end of para 2 in the Notification No. 71 (RE-2010)/2009-14 dated 09.09.2011 through Notification No. 76 (RE-2010)/2009-14 dated 23.09.2011. Now a new sub-para 2.3 is added in the Notification No. 71 (RE-2010)/2009-14 dated 09.09.2011, as follows:

2. ……………

“2.3 Export of 10,000 tonnes of non-basmati rice to Horn of Africa (Kenya, Somalia & Djibouti) from Central Pool Stock of FCI at economic cost of Rs. 20,689.50 per tonne shall be permitted”.

3. Effect of this notification:

Export of 10,000 tonnes of non-basmati rice to Horn of Africa (Kenya, Somalia & Djibouti) from Central Pool Stock of FCI at economic cost has been permitted.