India’s non-basmati rice exports increased by 109% in FY 2021-22

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. India exported more than $ 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. According to the 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 percent in 2021-22, export of non-basmati rice was the top forex earner among all agri-commodities, at $6115 million. 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 UAE among others. In 2020-21, India shipped non-basmati rice to nine countries – Timor-Leste, Puerto ...