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As per Government data, India’s non-basmati rice exports witnessed a significant growth of 109% from USD 2925 million in FY 2013-14 to USD 6115 million in FY 2021-22.
What has been the trend in the exports of Non-Basmati Rice?
Any rice other than Basmati Rice is named as Non- Basmati rice.
India registered a growth of 27% in export of non-basmati rice in 2021-22.
In 2021-22, the export of non-basmati rice was the top forex earner among all agri-commodities.
West African country Benin is one of the major importers of non-basmati rice from India. Other destinations include Nepal, Bangladesh, China, Côte D’ Ivoire, UAE among others.
About Rice
In India, Rice is the staple food crop of a majority of the people.
It is a Kharif crop that requires high temperature (above 25°C) and high humidity with annual rainfall above 100 cm. In the areas of less rainfall, it grows with the help of irrigation.
India is the second-largest producer of rice in the world after China.
The major rice-producing states are West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Assam, and Haryana.
Source: This post is based on the article “India’s Non-basmati rice exports grow by 109% since 2013-14 to USD 6115 million” published in PIB on 20th April 2022.
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