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Re:India’s ban on rice exports raises fear of global food pr... by rustedspoon on Friday July 21, 2023 @12:56PM (#36816294)
At which point of sale? If you mean in some chain grocery store then I would agree with you, but if you go to any local rice merchant they have tons of varieties.
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Re:India’s ban on rice exports raises fear of global food pr... by OJFord on Friday July 21, 2023 @01:01PM (#36816389)
Well what I mean is that a lot of people don't have a 'local rice merchant' or aren't going there - so it's not 'often' much of a choice, i.e. across all points of sale.

I'm not talking about just India (nor just rice) if that's the confusion - I don't know where I'd personally go for a choice of basmati cultivars, but there's probably things (potatoes?) I have more choice of in the UK than there generally is in India.

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Re:India’s ban on rice exports raises fear of global food pr... by rustedspoon on Friday July 21, 2023 @01:14PM (#36816556)
Ah thanks for clarifying
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Re:India’s ban on rice exports raises fear of global food pr... by mistercheph on Friday July 21, 2023 @01:04PM (#36816430)
Most Americans do not have access to local rice merchants.
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