The government approved the export of approximately 0.9 million tonne (MT) of broken rice to five African and Asian countries through National Cooperative Export Ltd (NCEL).According to a Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) notification, broken rice exports have been approved for Senegal (0.5 MT), Mali (0.1 MT), Gambia (0.05 MT), Indonesia (0.2 MT) and Bhutan (48,804 tonne). In September 2022, India had imposed a ban on broken rice exports. However, shipments are allowed on a case-to-case basis for meeting the food security requirement of the countries.