India has eased rice export curbs after high output, and its non-Basmati exports reached 15.01 million tonnes worth US$5.82 billion in 2025-26. Major buyers include Benin, Bangladesh, Guinea, Togo and Ivory Coast. The Thai commerce attaché says Thai rice exporters should watch four things through late 2026 and 2027: India's 2026-27 harvest, government rice stocks, non-Basmati and broken-rice prices and volumes, and any change in export policy. Thai exporters selling into these African and South Asian markets may face tighter price competition. Government stocks and the pace of India's export policy are the key signals.