Lok Sabha Question No. 2540 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-10
Subject: Export and Production of Rice
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2540 (H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th MARCH, 2021

## EXPORT AND PRODUCTION OF RICE

## 2540 (H).   SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

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

- (a) the country-wise details of rice exported during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether the rice production has decreased during the said period;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to increase the rice production and its export?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) : The country-wise detail of exports of Rice (basmati) and Rice (other than basmati) during last three years and current year is at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.
- (b) & (c): The production of rice during last three years and current year are as follows, which shows an increasing trend:

(Quantity in Lakh MT)

| Crop   | Season   |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 (2nd Advance Estimates as on 24-02-2021) |
|--------|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Rice   | Kharif   |     971.4 |    1020.4 |    1022.8 |                                             1037.5 |
| Rice   | Rabi     |     156.2 |     144.4 |     165.9 |                                              165.7 |
| Rice   | Total    |    1127.6 |    1164.8 |    1188.7 |                                             1203.2 |

Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare.

(d): National Food Security Mission (NFSM) was launched to increase the production of rice, wheat and pulses through area expansion and productivity enhancement, restoring soil fertility and productivity,  improvement in cropping system, distributing of seeds of  high  yielding varieties, optimising use of farm machineries/resources, water application tools, plant protection measures, nutrient management/soil ameliorants, cropping system based trainings to the farmers etc.

The  promotion  of  exports  of  agricultural  commodities  including  rice  is  a  continuous process.  A  comprehensive  'Agriculture  Export  Policy'  to  provid e  an  impetus  to  agricultural exports  including  Rice  is  under  implementation  since  December  2018.  The  Agricultural  and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), an autonomous organization under the administrative control of the Department of Commerce, has the mandate to promote exports of agricultural and processed food products, including rice. APEDA provides assistance to the  exporters  of  agricultural  and  processed  food  products,  including  rice,  under  various components  of  its  Scheme  'Agricultural  and  Processed  Food  Export  Promotion  Scheme  of APEDA" such as Infrastructure Development, Quality Development and Market Development. Assistance  is  also  provided  to  exporters/  State  Governments  under  other  Schemes  of  the Department of Commerce.

## Statement referred to in reply of  part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred question no. 2540 for answer on

## 10 th March 2021

## India's export of Rice-Basmati to Top 30 countries

Value in US$ millions

| S. No.                          | Countries                       |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 (Apr-Jan) * |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------|
| 1                               | Saudi Arab                      |    829.61 |    938.91 |    955.89 |                737.18 |
| 2                               | Iran                            |    904.73 |   1556.17 |   1246.02 |                476.35 |
| 3                               | Iraq                            |    435.52 |    399.43 |    433.92 |                397.59 |
| 4                               | Yemen Republc                   |    161.04 |    209.95 |    195.65 |                230.85 |
| 5                               | U S A                           |    149.01 |    168.74 |    181.26 |                171.13 |
| 6                               | U Arab Emts                     |    437.66 |    297.62 |    209.17 |                170.34 |
| 7                               | Kuwait                          |    177.91 |    177.11 |    201.05 |                136.85 |
| 8                               | U K                             |    159.17 |    106.08 |    103.79 |                120.75 |
| 9                               | Qatar                           |     82.08 |     76.08 |     64.95 |                 85.42 |
| 10                              | Oman                            |     89.64 |     96.61 |     75.87 |                 74.2  |
| 11                              | Canada                          |     47.87 |     53.46 |     61.33 |                 62.31 |
| 12                              | Australia                       |     39.8  |     46.67 |     51.99 |                 58.43 |
| 13                              | Netherland                      |     63.26 |     38.97 |     45.07 |                 57.34 |
| 14                              | Jordan                          |     52.73 |     52.57 |     67.25 |                 55.27 |
| 15                              | Israel                          |     38.45 |     46.11 |     43    |                 41.07 |
| 16                              | Malaysia                        |     32.97 |     24.6  |     34.45 |                 31.44 |
| 17                              | Baharain Is                     |     34.58 |     37.79 |     32.45 |                 30.94 |
| 18                              | Mauritius                       |     36.48 |     36.87 |     30.64 |                 28.25 |
| 19                              | Turkey                          |     51.64 |     40.82 |     33.26 |                 24.68 |
| 20                              | Egypt A Rp                      |     13.22 |     16.81 |     20.98 |                 20.11 |
| 21                              | Italy                           |     42.55 |     16.9  |     13.21 |                 16.58 |
| 22                              | South Africa                    |     16.38 |     18.59 |     19.03 |                 15.19 |
| 23                              | Germany                         |     13.96 |     11.73 |     13.49 |                 13.2  |
| 24                              | Azerbaijan                      |      5.2  |     12.51 |     15.53 |                 12.13 |
| 25                              | Singapore                       |     15.04 |     15.39 |     14.57 |                 11.22 |
| 26                              | Syria                           |     14.29 |     19.4  |     19.57 |                 11.1  |
| 27                              | Afghanistan                     |      0    |      0.18 |      0.46 |                 10.98 |
| 28                              | Algeria                         |      6.86 |      9.41 |     12.61 |                  9.47 |
| 29                              | Reunion                         |     10.59 |     10.55 |      9.45 |                  8.33 |
| 30                              | Ethiopia                        |      4.72 |      9.1  |      6.93 |                  8.13 |
| Total export to above countries | Total export to above countries |   3966.99 |   4545.11 |   4212.83 |               3126.83 |
| %Share of above                 | %Share of above                 |     95.14 |     96.45 |     96.36 |                 95.7  |
| Total export of Rice Basmati    | Total export of Rice Basmati    |   4169.56 |   4712.44 |   4372    |               3267.18 |

Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata (*: Provisional)

## Statement referred to in reply of  part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred question no. 2540 for answer on 10 th March 2021

## India's export of Rice-Other than Basmati to Top 30 countries

Value in US$ millions

| S. No.                                    | Countries                                 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 (Apr-Jan) * |
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------|
| 1                                         | Benin                                     |    314.19 |    264.16 |    195.9  |                353.44 |
| 2                                         | Nepal                                     |    240.4  |    281.15 |    245.3  |                319.64 |
| 3                                         | Togo                                      |     47.98 |     93.18 |    107.9  |                257.56 |
| 4                                         | Cote D' Ivoire                            |    148.95 |    163.17 |    107.7  |                196.97 |
| 5                                         | Guinea                                    |    173.81 |    175.93 |    120.41 |                191.09 |
| 6                                         | Senegal                                   |    263.22 |    220.83 |     67.49 |                183.78 |
| 7                                         | Malaysia                                  |      6.09 |     13.77 |     28.62 |                135.59 |
| 8                                         | U Arab Emts                               |    149.21 |    147.69 |    130.92 |                118.85 |
| 9                                         | Somalia                                   |    125.38 |    120.89 |    122.95 |                117.03 |
| 10                                        | Madagascar                                |     65.16 |     48.96 |      3.69 |                111.34 |
| 11                                        | Iraq                                      |     50.2  |     36.53 |     50.33 |                108.81 |
| 12                                        | Liberia                                   |    100.2  |    116.97 |     79.94 |                105.45 |
| 13                                        | Djibouti                                  |     80.19 |     90.7  |     69.04 |                 96.58 |
| 14                                        | Saudi Arab                                |     73.38 |     98.29 |     62.08 |                 88.11 |
| 15                                        | South Africa                              |     55.08 |     54.35 |     51.9  |                 76.88 |
| 16                                        | Bangladesh PR                             |    835.39 |    219.35 |     12.12 |                 63.85 |
| 17                                        | Mozambique                                |      0.8  |      3.9  |      4.51 |                 55.04 |
| 18                                        | Russia                                    |     22.33 |     28.16 |     35.03 |                 45.17 |
| 19                                        | Cameroon                                  |     19.02 |      2.37 |      3.49 |                 44.43 |
| 20                                        | Kenya                                     |      5.28 |     12.18 |      3.41 |                 43.31 |
| 21                                        | U S A                                     |     33.28 |     34.49 |     31.36 |                 41.44 |
| 22                                        | Singapore                                 |     35.74 |     32.86 |     41.01 |                 40.55 |
| 23                                        | Algeria                                   |     11.64 |     22.43 |     18.66 |                 39.44 |
| 24                                        | Qatar                                     |     54.05 |     53.25 |     45.54 |                 39.11 |
| 25                                        | Vietnam Soc Rep                           |      2.45 |      2.18 |      0.78 |                 35.44 |
| 26                                        | Oman                                      |     34.88 |     38.41 |     28.69 |                 34.69 |
| 27                                        | Yemen Republic                            |     52    |     45.42 |     24.76 |                 33.27 |
| 28                                        | Angola                                    |      6.42 |     13.12 |     13.62 |                 29.45 |
| 29                                        | Philippines                               |     15.62 |     57.79 |     16.98 |                 27.47 |
| 30                                        | China P Rp                                |      0.05 |      0.97 |      0.78 |                 26.93 |
| Total export to above countries           | Total export to above countries           |   3022.41 |   2493.45 |   1724.94 |               3060.71 |
| %Share of above                           | %Share of above                           |     83.11 |     82.07 |     84.92 |                 87.31 |
| Total export of Rice (Other than Basmati) | Total export of Rice (Other than Basmati) |   3636.6  |   3038.16 |   2031.25 |               3505.73 |

Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata (*: Provisional)