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African nations begin to stock up rice on El Nino fears, Ukraine and Iran wars

1 source · first seen 17:55 2 Oct · updated 17:55 2 Oct

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  • Ships are waiting to load rice consignments in almost all Indian ports, exporters said
  • Higher export demand could support Indian rice exporters and agricultural commodity prices

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