Basmati rice — the region’s “scented pearl” — was probably once exported to the Roman Empire, historians say, and is today in growing demand in the United States and Europe.

India allowed exports of fixed quantities of non-basmati rice to four African countries, the government said on Monday, partially lifting a ban on the grain's sales overseas.

In Houston, Indian supermarkets are selling out of non-basmati rice and imposing limits on it as the nation scrambles to get ahold of the South Asian food staple. Although the ban includes only ...

India allows some non-basmati rice exports to Africa By Reuters October 13, 20085:25 AM PDTUpdated October 13, 2008 ...