Lok Sabha Question No. 2966 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Rice Export from India
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Ajay Nishad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2966 (H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th MARCH, 2020

## RICE EXPORT FROM INDIA

2966(H). SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािण�य एवं उ�ोग मं�ी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) India's ranking in the list of international rice exporting countries;
- (b) whether the Government has worked out any policy to increase the export of rice;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the names of countries to whom rice is exported and the countries from where rice is imported by India at present?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=h ( Jh ih;w'k xks;y ) THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) As per the data maintained by UN COMTRADE, India was the largest exporter of rice in the world, based on exports in 2018. (Source: ITC Trade Map)
- (b  &  c)  The  promotion  of  exports  of  agricultural  commodities  like  rice  is  a  continuous  process.  The Agricultural  &  Processed  Food  Products  Export  Development  Authority  (APEDA),  an  autonomous organisation under the administrative control of the Department of Commerce, has the mandate to promote exports  of  agricultural  &  processed  food  products,  including  rice.  APEDA  provides  assistance  to  th e exporters  of  agricultural  and  processed  food  products,  including  rice,  under  various  component  of  its scheme  'Agriculture  &  Processed  Food  Export  Promotion  Scheme  of  APEDA'  viz.  Infrastructure Development, Quality Development and Market Development. Assistance is also provided to exporters/State  Governments  under  various  other  schemes  of  Department  of  Commerce,  viz.,  Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES), Market Access Initiative (MAI) Scheme etc.
- (d) Country-wise details of India's exports of rice during 2018-19, both basmati and non-basmati, are at Annexure-I. India's imports of rice are negligible. Country-wise details are at Annexure-II.

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## India's Export of Rice

| India's Export of Basmati Rice   | India's Export of Basmati Rice   | India's Export of Basmati Rice   |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|                                  | Qty. in MT; Value in Million USD | Qty. in MT; Value in Million USD |
|                                  | 2018-19                          | 2018-19                          |
| COUNTRY                          | Quantity                         | Value                            |
| IRAN                             | 1483697                          | 1556.17                          |
| SAUDI ARAB                       | 867741                           | 938.91                           |
| IRAQ                             | 385732                           | 399.43                           |
| KUWAIT                           | 154745                           | 177.11                           |
| YEMEN REPUBLC                    | 201926                           | 209.95                           |
| UARAB EMTS                       | 282375                           | 297.62                           |
| U S A                            | 135605                           | 168.74                           |
| U K                              | 111924                           | 106.08                           |
| OMAN                             | 87832                            | 96.61                            |
| JORDAN                           | 49171                            | 52.57                            |
| QATAR                            | 73569                            | 76.08                            |
| CANADA                           | 44806                            | 53.46                            |
| AUSTRALIA                        | 37337                            | 46.67                            |
| NETHERLAND                       | 39221                            | 38.97                            |
| ISRAEL                           | 40455                            | 46.11                            |
| OTHERS                           | 418476                           | 447.97                           |
| TOTAL                            | 4414612                          | 4712.44                          |

Source: DGCI&S

| India's Export of Non-Basmati Rice   | India's Export of Non-Basmati Rice   | India's Export of Non-Basmati Rice   |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|                                      | Qty. in MT; Value in Million USD     | Qty. in MT; Value in Million USD     |
| COUNTRY                              | 2018-19 Quantity                     | Value                                |
| NEPAL                                | 768969                               | 281.15                               |
| BENIN                                | 699005                               | 264.16                               |
| SOMALIA                              | 326919                               | 120.89                               |
| UARAB EMTS                           | 291579                               | 147.69                               |
| COTE D' IVOIRE                       | 438089                               | 163.17                               |
| GUINEA                               | 467693                               | 175.93                               |
| TOGO                                 | 252378                               | 93.18                                |
| DJIBOUTI                             | 267183                               | 90.70                                |
| LIBERIA                              | 301112                               | 116.97                               |
| SOUTHAFRICA                          | 149881                               | 54.35                                |
| SAUDI ARAB                           | 184804                               | 98.29                                |
| IRAQ                                 | 61237                                | 36.53                                |
| QATAR                                | 101718                               | 53.25                                |
| SINGAPORE                            | 66163                                | 32.86                                |
| EGYPTARP                             | 129926                               | 47.33                                |
| OTHERS                               | 3141342                              | 1261.72                              |
| TOTAL                                | 7647998                              | 3038.16                              |

Source: DGCI&S

## Annexure-I

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Annexure-II

| India's Import of Rice   | India's Import of Rice                   | India's Import of Rice                   |
|--------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|                          | Qty. in MT; Value in Million USD 2018-19 | Qty. in MT; Value in Million USD 2018-19 |
| COUNTRY                  | Quantity                                 | Value                                    |
| RUSSIA                   | 125                                      | 0.06                                     |
| THAILAND                 | 685                                      | 0.83                                     |
| UNSPECIFIED              | 386                                      | 0.15                                     |
| SPAIN                    | 576                                      | 0.49                                     |
| U S A                    | 430                                      | 0.47                                     |
| SAUDI ARAB               | 168                                      | 0.11                                     |
| ITALY                    | 220                                      | 0.22                                     |
| BELGIUM                  | 0                                        | 0.00                                     |
| OMAN                     | 0                                        | 0.00                                     |
| AUSTRALIA                | 0                                        | 0.00                                     |
| UARAB EMTS               | 67                                       | 0.06                                     |
| LEBANON                  | 0                                        | 0.00                                     |
| PORTUGAL                 | 0                                        | 0.00                                     |
| KOREARP                  | 10                                       | 0.02                                     |
| JAPAN                    | 0                                        | 0.00                                     |
| EGYPTARP                 | 0                                        | 0.00                                     |
| SINGAPORE                | 20                                       | 0.03                                     |
| BAHARAIN IS              | 61                                       | 0.03                                     |
| PHILIPPINES              | 0                                        | 0.00                                     |
| BRAZIL                   | 0                                        | 0.00                                     |
| VIETNAM SOC REP          | 63                                       | 0.08                                     |
| CHINA P RP               | 0                                        | 0.00                                     |
| AUSTRIA                  | 23                                       | 0.02                                     |
| CANADA                   | 0                                        | 0.00                                     |
| GEORGIA                  | 90                                       | 0.04                                     |
| MALAYSIA                 | 154                                      | 0.08                                     |
| MALDIVES                 | 10                                       | 0.01                                     |
| NEPAL                    | 32                                       | 0.10                                     |
| QATAR                    | 173                                      | 0.09                                     |
| SRI LANKADSR             | 234                                      | 0.08                                     |
| SUDAN                    | 3316                                     | 1.57                                     |
| UKRAINE                  | 26                                       | 0.01                                     |
| TOTAL                    | 6869                                     | 4.56                                     |

Source: DGCI&S