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<br>MUMBAI, Dec 2 (Reuters) - China has started importing Indian rice for  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-thai-lan-bangkok-pattaya-5-ngay.html tour thái lan giá rẻ] the first time in at least three decades due to tightening supplies and an offer from India of sharply discounted prices, Indian industry officials told Reuters.<br> <br>India is the world's biggest exporter of rice and China is the biggest importer.<br>Beijing imports around 4 million tonnes of rice annually but has avoided purchases from India, citing quality issues.<br> <br>The [http://search.un.org/search?ie=utf8&site=un_org&output=xml_no_dtd&client=UN_Website_en&num=10&lr=lang_en&proxystylesheet=UN_Website_en&oe=utf8&q=breakthrough&Submit=Go breakthrough] comes at a time when political tensions between the two countries are high because of a border dispute in the Himalayas.<br> <br>"For the first time China has made rice purchases. They may increase buying next year after seeing the quality of Indian crop," said B.V.<br><br>Krishna Rao, president of the Rice Exporters Association.<br> <br>Indian traders have contracted to export 100,000 tonnes of broken rice for Dec-February shipments at around $300 per tonne, industry officials said.<br> <br>China's traditional suppliers,  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-thai-lan-bangkok-pattaya-5-ngay.html tour thái lan] such as Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar and Pakistan, have limited surplus supplies for export and were quoting at least $30 per tonne more compared with Indian prices, according to Indian rice trade officials.<br> <br>(Reporting by Rajendra Jadhav; Editing by Sanjeev Miglani and  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-thai-lan-bangkok-pattaya-5-ngay.html tour thái lan giá rẻ] Kenneth Maxwell)<br>