India's non-basmati rice exports grow 109% from FY2013-14 to FY2021-22

21 Apr 2022 Evaluate

The Director General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCIS), Kolkata, in its latest data has showed that India's non-basmati rice exports grew by 109 per cent from $2,925 million in FY2013-14 to $6,115 million in FY2021-22 even as the number of countries to which it was exported rose to over 150 in 2021-22. Earlier, India exported non-basmati rice worth $2,015 million in 2019-20, which rose to $4,799 million in 2020-21.

India exported rice to over 150 countries in 2021-22, of which 76 countries were sent non-basmati rice worth more than $1 million in 2021-22, indicating the diversification of rice export basket over the years. The major rice producing states are West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Assam, and Haryana. India is the world's second-largest rice producer after China. Registering a growth of 27 per cent in 2021-22, export of non-basmati rice was the top forex earner among all agri-commodities, at $6,115 million.

Notwithstanding logistical challenges posed by Covid-19 pandemic, India continues to expand its rice exports footprint in the African, Asian and European Union markets, thus having the largest share in global rice trade. The robust global demand also helped India's growth in rice exports. West African country Benin is one of the major importers of non-basmati rice from India. Other destination countries include Nepal, Bangladesh, China, Cote D' Ivoire, Togo, Senegal, Guinea, Vietnam, Djibouti, Madagascar, Cameroon, Somalia, Malaysia, Liberia, UAE etc.

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