Import and Export of Rice

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July 3, 2019

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The export of basmati rice has increased from USD 3208.60 million in 2016-17 to USD 4712.44 million in 2018-19.

Promotion of exports of agricultural products like basmati rice is a continuous process. The Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), an autonomous organisation under the administrative control of Department of Commerce, has been mandated with the export promotion of rice including basmati rice. APEDA has been able to register Basmati Rice as a Geographical Indication (GI) in February 2016. APEDA, in collaboration with the trade, has also established Basmati Export Development Foundation (BEDF), which undertakes various activities for development and export promotion of Basmati rice. Moreover, APEDA has also been providing assistance to the Basmati rice exporters under various components of its export promotion scheme.

No country has imposed a ban on import of basmati rice from India. The quantum and value of rice exported and imported during each of the last three years and the current year, country and variety-wise (basmati and non-basmati) are:

Export of Basmati Rice

Quantity in MT; Value in USD Million

COUNTRY	2016-17		2017-18		2018-19		2019-20 (Apr-May)
COUNTRY	Quantity	Value	Quantity	Value	Quantity	Value	Quantity	Value
IRAN	716582	564.28	877420	904.73	1483697	1556.17	333079	364.09
SAUDI ARAB	809344	671.08	792480	829.61	867741	938.91	171738	183.22
IRAQ	453741	337.32	429965	435.52	385732	399.43	56760	56.95
U ARAB EMTS	614659	467.66	429324	437.66	282375	297.62	35131	39.50
YEMEN REPUBLC	130652	103.28	167687	161.04	201926	209.95	41352	43.06
KUWAIT	162674	149.37	166873	177.91	154745	177.11	31275	32.57
U S A	108992	112.17	126792	149.01	135605	168.74	25135	31.30
U K	150537	101.55	180509	159.17	111924	106.08	14349	13.94
OMAN	83151	75.48	78085	89.64	87832	96.61	13771	15.63
QATAR	81961	72.47	81101	82.08	73569	76.08	18126	18.26
OTHER COUNTRIES	672917	553.92	726611	743.19	629459	685.75	123312	133.68
TOTAL	3985210	3208.60	4056847	4169.56	4414605	4712.44	864028	932.20

Export of Non-Basmati Rice

Quantity in MT; Value in USD Million

COUNTRY	2016-17		2017-18		2018-19		2019-20 (Apr-May)
COUNTRY	Quantity	Value	Quantity	Value	Quantity	Value	Quantity	Value
NEPAL	583737	209.73	624860	240.40	770118	281.14	88905	36.00
BENIN	702183	251.87	778779	314.19	699005	264.16	73372	27.33
BANGLADESH PR	82689	29.67	2037980	835.39	480566	221.90	2550	2.28
SENEGAL	676060	189.68	833059	263.22	720475	220.83	11242	4.20
GUINEA	541573	182.44	461978	173.81	467693	175.93	56369	21.04
COTE D’ IVOIRE	375024	124.14	398490	148.95	438089	163.17	61277	22.92
U ARAB EMTS	260223	133.71	273773	149.21	291579	147.69	27197	14.23
SOMALIA	354677	121.66	328257	125.38	326919	120.89	64678	23.68
INDONESIA	52214	18.51	39033	14.27	326005	119.22	0	0.00
LIBERIA	252381	90.97	264154	100.20	301112	116.97	380	0.13
OTHER COUNTRIES	2890072	1172.80	2778170	1271.57	2778188	1208.32	325867	142.01
TOTAL	6770833	2525.19	8818533	3636.60	7599749	3040.22	711837	293.82

Import of Non-Basmati Rice

Quantity in MT; Value in USD

COUNTRY	2016-17		2017-18		2018-19		2019-20 (Apr-May)
COUNTRY	Quantity	Value	Quantity	Value	Quantity	Value	Quantity	Value
SUDAN	0	0.00	0	0.00	3316	1568803.00	0	0.00
THAILAND	402	346701.00	508	483312.00	685	834602.00	170	204854.00
SPAIN	193	171059.00	575	469638.00	576	486171.00	225	184778.00
U S A	356	356427.00	269	270738.00	430	468700.00	169	192146.00
ITALY	139	175164.00	239	359123.00	220	223463.00	2	2675.00
OTHER COUNTRIES	54	30952.00	531	309336.00	1644	979216.00	199	122077.00
TOTAL	1144	1080303.00	2122	1892147.00	6871	4560955.00	765	706530.00