Posted on 07/24/2023 12:50:18 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
India's rice export ban has triggered panic buying at US supermarkets, causing the price of a 20-pound bag to surge from $16 to almost $50 in some stores.
The south Asian country, which accounts for 40 percent of world rice exports, ordered a halt to its largest rice export category, non-basmati rice, on Thursday to calm domestic prices, sparking fears of global shortages.
Videos and reports shared on social media over the weekend show Indian-Americans standing in long lines or panic-buying rice in Texas, Michigan, New Jersey Alabama, Ohio, Illinois and California.
Some stores have hiked the price of a 20-pound bag to $46.99 and have started money-making schemes to capitalize on the panic, according to Business Line.
'A few desi grocery shops came up with innovative ideas to force customers to spend a minimum of $35-$50 on other items to purchase a single rice bag, which is outrageous,' a shopper told the outlet.
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The thin veneer of civilization.
Just like the panic during COVID when “people” started hoarding toilet paper.
Madness, total madness.
Justlucky, I guess. Bought a 15# bag of Nishiki brown rice online last week, $16. Just looked again, same rice, same seller...$20.
That 15# tops my preps back up to normal inventory of 60#, so I’m good for a while.
I have more that 75 pounds of four types of rice in my pantry, so no immediate worry.
Hey, good idea. Maybe Indians will self-deport to go home for their rice. Maybe we should ban all Indian rice and make felony to bring in private as well.
A double whammy for Anheuser Busch... They use rice in the Bud brand.
Jasmine for us.
We have Cricket here now, so they aren’t going to leave. ;)
Arkansas rice still cheap
“White rice is a (deleted per JR guidelines) food anyway.
You never had Kalbi with rice and kimchi!
Try the hybrid Texmati rice. It's delicious and grown in the U.S.
kimchi is good. Have some at home.
LOL. Riceland here in AR has more rice than India, methinks.
Don’t worry—the protein on top is bound to keep up.
“This is how rice is hurting the planet”
“Microbes that feed off decaying plant matter in these fields produce the greenhouse gas methane. And because rice is grown so prolifically, the amount being created is not to be sniffed at – around 12% of global annual emissions.”
World Economic Forum
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/06/how-rice-is-hurting-the-planet/
(Chicken vindaloo over roasted crickets...yum!)
I had Jasmine Rice - tasted like someone squirted a cheap perfume over it. So I prefer just plain old white rice...
“Uncle Remus, who said to Uncle Ben, ‘You’re a credit to your rice.’.......Never got a dinner!” - Red Buttons
No problem. Sashimi works for me.
It’s a simple carbohydrate with very little nutrition value, but it is ( usually) pretty cheap and carries flavors well. Can you sub potatoes?
Rice water is an excellent hair rinse.
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