Is India Heading For A Food Crisis?

[Surya2023]

Drought conditions are predicted for this rainy season as rains are scarce and seeds and seedlings planted are dying but this does not make India go into famine. 2026’s India is totally different from 1990’s. We have planned for these hiccups like any other country. Let us wait and see if we go with a begging bowl to other countries for scraps. Chinese seem to be cautioning us for the disaster as any good neighbor do. So kind of them. I wish them same kind of goodwill from us when it comes to that.

 

[MH.Yang]

Drought conditions are predicted for this rainy season as rains are scarce and seeds and seedlings planted are dying but this does not make India go into famine. 2026’s India is totally different from 1990’s. We have planned for these hiccups like any other country. Let us wait and see if we go with a begging bowl to other countries for scraps. Chinese seem to be cautioning us for the disaster as any good neighbor do. So kind of them. I wish them same kind of goodwill from us when it comes to that.

You made a mistake. Chinese people never mock hunger and poverty, because we used to be even more hungry and poor than India. What we cannot accept is a country exporting food while starving.

 

[Lionheart]

You made a mistake. Chinese people never mock hunger and poverty, because we used to be even more hungry and poor than India. What we cannot accept is a country exporting food while starving.

In that case, you must stop importing food products from Pakistan, who is faring worst in South Asia and second only to Afghanistan in the whole region in respect to food security.

 

[MH.Yang]

In that case, you must stop importing food products from Pakistan, who is faring worst in South Asia and second only to Afghanistan in the whole region in respect to food security.

China only imports a specialty rice called Basmati from Pakistan, and only 150000 tons. This can be ignored in the proportion of imported grain in China, and it can only be classified as a specialty food.

 

[retaxis]

You made a mistake. Chinese people never mock hunger and poverty, because we used to be even more hungry and poor than India. What we cannot accept is a country exporting food while starving.

Because Chinese have higher moral standards does not mean chinese enemies have high moral standards. Indians would love to watch Chinese starve so I wouldn't give them the light of day and if they starve due to super el nino then i couldn't care less tbh.

 

[Vapnope]

I am more worried about Pakistan as we stand at 106th place. The poverty and the food crises is visible. GoP needs to focus on these issues because more instability and in the region is coming.

 

[Lionheart]

China only imports a specialty rice called Basmati from Pakistan, and only 150000 tons. This can be ignored in the proportion of imported grain in China, and it can only be classified as a specialty food.

150 thousand tons of rice can feed a lot of people. (And latest figure is 361 thousand tons)

So can the rest of the following food products ---



Key Food and Agri-Export Categories

• Rice: Rice is one of Pakistan's top food exports to China, reaching $122.99 million in the first seven months of 2026 (a 200% increase year-over-year with shipment volumes up 265% to nearly 361,000 metric tons). Both Basmati and non-Basmati varieties are shipped, including major regional orders from Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
• Seafood & Aquatics: Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, and aquatic invertebrates totaled $219.26 million.
• Meat & Halal Protein: Boiled beef and meat preparations have surged (boiled beef exports rose 177% in value in 2025 to $14.52 million). Pakistan and China have expanded cooperation in halal meat (beef, mutton, and poultry), with ongoing investments in high-tech slaughterhouses.
• Fruits, Vegetables & Grains: Edible fruits, nuts, citrus peel, oilseeds, sesame seeds, and cereal crops (such as maize/corn) continue to expand as new GACC (General Administration of Customs China) phytosanitary protocols are established