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West Africa behind Indian rice export boom

Rice
India
Published Apr 27, 2022

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The demand for rice in West Africa is a major reason for the 109% jump in non-basmati rice exports from India between 2013/14 and 2021/22. Compared to 2020/21, the progression is more modest, of course, but remains substantial, posting +27% to reach $6.11 billion, according to government statistics published yesterday.

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Thus, the value of India's rice exports increased from $2.01 billion in 2019/20 to $4.79 billion in 2020/21 to $6.11 billion in 2021/22. Benin is one of the main recipient countries of Indian rice to West Africa, which is explained by its common border with Nigeria. The other major ...
Source: Commodafrica
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