Pakistan aur India ke severe floods ke baad basmati chawal ki prices barhne ka khatra hai. Punjab aur Haryana ke lakhon acres crops damage hua, Pakistan ke Punjab mein Ravi, Chenab, Sutlej aur Beas rivers ke flood ne bhi chawal aur sabziyan barbaad ki. Supply kam aur demand zyada, isliye basmati mehanga hone ka strong possibility hai.