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Bihar rice is making inroads into South India owing to deficit production in some parts of the region in recent years. Lower prices, the cultivation of varieties popular in the south has allowed Bihar rice to access the southern markets.
The dependence on Bihar rice has increased to a level where it has become crucial for the price stability in places like Hyderabad, according to the local rice millers.
The fall in rice production in Telangana was so sharp in the past couple of years that the country's youngest state has become a net importer (domestic) of food grains —
