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Non-basmati rice exports grow by 109% since 2013-14
Apr 26, 2022

Parboiled rice forms the largest chunk of non-basmati exports which witnessed a growth of 109% from $ 2925 million in FY 2013-14 to $6115 million in FY 2021-22.
 
Apart from parboiled variety, broken rice, rice in husk, husked brown rice and milled rice were also exported, according to Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA).
 
As per the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCIS) data, India exported rice to over 150 countries across the globe in 2021-22.
 
'It indicates the diversification of India's rice export over the years,' the agriculture ministry said in a statement.
 
According to the DGCIS data, India had exported non-basmati rice worth $ 2015 million in 2019-20, which rose to $ 4799 million in 2020-21 and $ 6115 million in 2021-22.
 
Registering a growth of 27% in 2021-22, export of non-basmati rice was the top forex earner among all agri-commodities, at $ 6115 million, the ministry said.
 
West African country Benin is one of the major importers of non-basmati rice from India. Other destination countries are Nepal, Bangladesh, China, Cote D’ Ivoire, Togo, Senegal, Guinea, Vietnam, Djibouti, Madagascar, Cameroon Somalia, Malaysia, Liberia U.A.E. etc.
 
The major rice producing states are West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Assam, and Haryana.
 
As per second advance estimates for 2021-22, the total production of Rice during 2021-22 is estimated at record 127.93 million tonnes, which is higher by 11.49 million tonnes than the last five years’ average production of 116.44 million tonnes.
 
India is the world’s second-largest rice producer after China.
 
'In collaboration with our foreign missions, we have coordinated development of logistics as well as focus on production of quality produce, which has boosted India’s rice exports prospects,' Dr M. Angamuthu, Chairman, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), said.
    
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