The government is closely monitoring the rice situation in the domestic and international markets on a weekly basis and can increase the percentage share in global rice trade when favorable conditions arise. India has banned export of broken and non-basmati white rice due to uncertainty around rice production and extreme climatic conditions, in order to ensure adequate availability in the domestic market and check domestic prices. India was the largest rice exporting country in the world from 2018 to 2022, accounting for 40.63 per cent of the world's rice exports, and is engaged in negotiations for free trade agreements with various countries.