India’s non-basmati rice exports witnessed an astounding growth of 109 per cent from USD 2,925 million in FY 2013-14 to USD 6,115 million in FY 2021-22, said the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday.

As per DGCIS data, India exported rice to over 150 countries across the globe in 2021-22. India exported more than USD one million to 76 countries out of the 150 countries reported in 2021-22, It indicates the diversification of India's rice export over the years.

Union minister Piyush Goyal has said that the Modi government’s policies helped farmers to get access to the global markets and also ensure food security.

According to the DGCIS data, India had exported non-basmati rice worth USD 2,015 million in 2019-20, which rose to USD 4,799 million in 2020-21 and USD 6,115 million in 2021-22.

Registering a growth of 27 per cent in 2021-22, the export of non-basmati rice was the top forex earner among all agri-commodities, at USD 6,115 million.

“In collaboration with our foreign missions, we have coordinated development of logistics as well as focus on the production of quality products, which has boosted India’s rice exports prospects,” Dr M. Angamuthu, Chairman, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), said.

According to the ministry, the West African country Benin is one of the major importers of non-basmati rice from India. Other destination countries are Nepal, Bangladesh, China, Côte D’ Ivoire, Togo, Senegal, Guinea, Vietnam, Djibouti, Madagascar, Cameroon, Somalia, Malaysia, Liberia, UAE etc.

In 2020-21, India shipped non-basmati rice to nine countries - Timor-Leste, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Papua New Guinea, Zimbabwe, Burundi, Eswatini, Myanmar and Nicaragua, where exports were carried out for the first time or earlier the shipment was smaller in volume, as per the ministry.

Non-basmati Rice Exports Grow By 109% To $6,115 Mn: Centre