India’s non-basmati rice exports triple in three years

India’s exports of non-basmati rice touched $6.11 billion in the 2021-22 financial year (April-May), tripling in three years from $2.01 billion in the 2019-20 financial years, becoming the top foreign exchange earner among all commodity exports, a government statement said. According to trade data, India exported rice to over 150 countries, the statement said, adding that exports of non-basmati rice were valued at $4.8 billion in 2020-21. It quoted Minister for Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles Piyush Goyal as saying that the government’s policies helped farmers to get access to the global markets and also ensure food security. in 2021-22. “In collaboration with our foreign missions, we have coordinated development of logistics as well as focus on the production of quality produce, which has boosted India’s rice exports prospects,” the statement quoted Dr. M. Angamuthu, Chairman, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export ...