Lok Sabha Question No. 2577 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-10
Subject: Rice Export
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2577 (H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th MARCH, 2021

## RICE EXPORT

## 2577 (H).     SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

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

- (a) whether rice has been exported during the last three years;
- (b) if  so,  the  year,  country  and  category-wise  details  of  the  rice  exported  during  the aforesaid period;
- (c) the details of the revenue earned from each category of rice exported during the said period;
- (d) whether the Government has taken/proposes to take any steps for the export of others category of rice besides Basmati rice; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The value of India's export of Rice-Basmati and Rice-Other than Basmati during last three years and current year is as follows:

Value in US$ Million

|   Years Years | Export of Rice-Basmati Rice-Basmati   | Export of Rice -Other Than Basmati Rice -Other Than Basmati   | Total   |
|---------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
|       4169.56 |                                       | 3636.60 7806.16                                               | 2017-18 |
|       4712.44 | 3038.16                               | 7750.6                                                        | 2018-19 |
|       4372    | 2031.25                               | 6403.25                                                       | 2019-20 |

| 2019-20 ( April- January)*   | 3267.18   | 3505.73   | 6772.91   |
|------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|

Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata, * provisional

The top 30 country-wise value of exports of rice (basmati and other than basmati) during the last three years and current year is at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively .

(d) & (e): The  promotion  of  exports  of  agricultural  commodities  including  rice  is  a  continuous process.  A  comprehensive  'Agriculture  Export  Policy'  to  provide  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) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred question no. 2577 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) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred question no. 2577 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   ******