ORGANIC RICE

Customs officers detain two ships with ‘natural’ rice containers

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Two ships with natural rice export consignments have been detained at India’s Kandla port by Customized officers even because the Agricultural and Processed Meals Merchandise Growth Authority (Apeda) has requested Customs officers to carry up all natural rice containers for scrutiny, commerce sources within the know mentioned. This follows businessline’s report that non-organic white (uncooked) … Read more

DRI officers detain over 400 ‘natural’ rice containers at 3 ports

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Over 400 natural rice containers have been detained by Directorate of Income Intelligence (DRI) personnel in JNPT, Mundra and Kandla ports following businessline’s report of alleged irregularities within the shipments. Commerce sources stated non-organic white (uncooked) and parboiled (boiled) rice have been exported within the guise of natural rice. In consequence, shipments of natural rice … Read more