New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- Exhibition space at the Bharat International Rice Conference (BIRC) 2026 has sold out for the second consecutive year, while buyer registrations have risen about 40 per cent since August 30, expanding opportunities for Indian rice suppliers to connect with overseas customers, the Indian Rice Exporters' Federation (IREF) said on Thursday.

The conference will take place at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi from October 23 to 25. The exhibition became fully booked more than two weeks before the event, following a sell-out at its inaugural edition in 2025.

According to an IREF press release, the conference's registration platform has recorded 30,097 registered users. A separate country-wise report generated on October 7 reco...