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India has decided to curb rice exports in a move that is expected to lift world prices of the staple and trigger a rally in rival wheat and corn markets, deepening concerns over food inflation. Rice prices in key exporters India, Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar are set to rise, traders …

Poor rainfall in major rice-growing regions of India has triggered fears of export restrictions on rice, too, after wheat and sugar. Looking to control domestic prices, India had in May banned wheat and sugar exports amid a scorching summer and a global supply shortage. Being the world’s largest exporter of …