FACTBOX: Countries curb food exports to secure supplies

PARIS - Faced with surging commodities prices, an increasing number of countries have imposed curbs on food exports in a bid to secure supplies and limit inflation.

Here is a list of some, with links to recent stories:

INDIA

India, the world's second-largest rice exporter after Thailand, will impose an export tax on basmati rice exports as part of a raft of measures to tame inflation and secure food supplies.

India had already banned exports of non-basmati rice and scrapped import duties on crude edible oils.

VIETNAM

Vietnam, the third-largest world rice exporter, has extended a ban on rice sales until June to help stabilize domestic food prices and tame double-digit inflation.

INDONESIA

Southeast Asia's largest rice consumer, will curb medium-grade rice exports in an effort to combat inflation.