Call to Lift Ban on Rice Bran Extraction Export

29-Aug-2025 10:50 AM

Mumbai. A leading industry organization - Solvent Extractors Association of India (SI) has once again urged the Central Government to lift the ban on the export of rice bran extraction (de-oiled rice bran or DORB) and not to extend the ban deadline beyond 30 September 2025.

In a letter sent to the government, the President of 'SI' has said that the ban on the export of DORB has been in place since 28 July 2023 and its period has been extended repeatedly. The latest deadline has been set till 30 September 2025. It should not be extended further.

According to the association, before the ban, about 5-6 lakh tonnes of DORB was being exported annually from India, which was giving the country an annual income of about Rs 1000 crore.

Its shipment was to many other Asian countries including Vietnam and Thailand. India remained a major and reliable supplier of DORB in the international market.

The letter from 'C' states that when the ban was imposed on the export of DORB, the conditions were favorable for it but now the situation has changed completely. In the year 2023, the market price of rice bran extraction had increased to Rs 20,000 per tonne but now it has come down to Rs 10,000-11,000 per tonne.

In this way, the industry is suffering a lot due to a huge fall in prices by about 50 percent. If the export ban continues, its prices may fall further.

In fact, due to the increasing availability of Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS), the demand and consumption of DORB in the domestic sector is decreasing and the stock of unsold goods with the industry is increasing.

During the last two and a half years, the price of all oil mills has fallen by 40-50 percent. Now the government should seriously consider allowing the resumption of export of DORB.