Lok Sabha Question No. 2981 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-20
Subject: Export of Rice
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Manjulata Mandal, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2981 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20/12/2023

## EXPORT OF RICE

## 2981.  SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL: DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE: SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

(a) whether India has been exporting Basmati, Parboiled Rice and Non Parboiled Rice during the last three years;

(b) if  so,  the  countries  to  which rice was exported indicating the grade of rice during the said period, year-wise;

(c) the details of revenue earned from the export of rice during the said period, grade-wise;

(d) whether the Government has set any targets in export of Parboiled and Raw Rice in coming years and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(e) whether the Government has taken/proposes to take any steps to export other grades of rice besides Basmati rice and if so, the details thereof; and

(f) the details of the measures taken by the Government to tackle the International pressure on Indian agricultural exports?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a) to (c) India has been exporting Basmati, Parboiled Rice, Broken Rice and Non-Basmati Rice during the last three years.  However, export of Broken Rice has been prohibited w.e.f. 09.09.2022 and export of Non-Basmati White Rice has been prohibited w.e.f. 20.07.2023. The details of countries to which rice was exported indicating the grade of rice during the last three years, year-wise and the details  of  revenue  earned  from  export  of  rice  during  the  said  period,  grade  wise  are  given  in Annexure-I & Annexure-II.

(d) The Government has not announced any product-specific targets for Parboiled and Raw Rice. The quantum of exports in a year is normally a function of multiple factors including international prices, demand, eportable, surplus, etc.

(e) Prohibition  of  export  has  only  been  imposed  on  non-basmati  white  rice  and  broken  rise. Export of Basmati and parboiled non-basmati rice is continuing.

(f) The Department of Commerce provides financial assistance to promote exports, including exports of food products, through Market Access Initiatives (MAI) scheme, and Export Promotion schemes of Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), Tea Board, Coffee Board, Spices  Board  etc.    Further,  the  Agricultural  &  Processed  Food  Products  Export  Development Authority  (APEDA),  a  statutory  organisation  under  the  administrative  control  of  Department  of Commerce, is engaged in promoting exports of food products.  APEDA has been providing assistance to the exporters of food products under various components of its Export Promotion Scheme.

A  Farmer  Connect  Portal  has  also  been  developed  for  providing  a  platform  for  farmers, Farmer-Producer Organisation (FPOs) and cooperatives to interact with exporters. Buyer Seller Meets (BSMs) are organised in the clusters to provide export-market linkages. Regular interactions, through video conferences, with the Indian Missions are also organised.  Continuous efforts are also made to resolve  market  access,  trade  barriers,  sanitary  and  phytosanitary  issues  to  enable  growth  in Agricultural exports from the country.

Further, though the Government has imposed prohibition on export of broken rice and nonbasmati white rice to other countries, while prohibiting the export of broken rice and non-basmati white rice, the Government has taken a policy decision that export of such rice will be allowed on the basis of permission granted by the Government of India to other countries to meet their food security needs based on the request of their Governments.

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Annexure-I Annexure referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2981 for answer on 20.12.2023

| Export of Basmati Rice (HS Code: 10063020)   | Export of Basmati Rice (HS Code: 10063020)   | Export of Basmati Rice (HS Code: 10063020)   | Export of Basmati Rice (HS Code: 10063020)   | Export of Basmati Rice (HS Code: 10063020)   | Export of Basmati Rice (HS Code: 10063020)   | Export of Basmati Rice (HS Code: 10063020)   |
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|                                              | 2020-21                                      | 2020-21                                      | (Qty. in LMT; 2021-22                        | (Qty. in LMT; 2021-22                        | 2022-23                                      | 2022-23                                      |
| Country                                      | Qty.                                         | Value                                        | Qty.                                         | Value                                        | Qty.                                         | Value                                        |
| Saudi Arab                                   | 10.35                                        | 951.99                                       | 6.75                                         | 646.32                                       | 9.54                                         | 1036.72                                      |
| Iraq                                         | 6.46                                         | 499.62                                       | 4.86                                         | 400.45                                       | 3.64                                         | 375.41                                       |
| Iran                                         | 7.47                                         | 590.67                                       | 9.98                                         | 818.09                                       | 9.99                                         | 980.14                                       |
| U S A                                        | 1.81                                         | 194.57                                       | 1.61                                         | 183.94                                       | 2.04                                         | 239.32                                       |
| Yemen Republic                               | 3.36                                         | 278.32                                       | 2.06                                         | 183.92                                       | 2.90                                         | 307.57                                       |
| U Arab Emts                                  | 2.29                                         | 203.59                                       | 2.57                                         | 221.26                                       | 3.15                                         | 334.93                                       |
| U K                                          | 1.71                                         | 139.49                                       | 1.31                                         | 118.60                                       | 1.43                                         | 137.26                                       |
| Kuwait                                       | 1.76                                         | 168.26                                       | 1.47                                         | 128.84                                       | 1.56                                         | 158.84                                       |
| Oman                                         | 1.00                                         | 88.69                                        | 0.77                                         | 73.32                                        | 1.12                                         | 125.25                                       |
| Canada                                       | 0.67                                         | 70.83                                        | 0.59                                         | 63.13                                        | 0.63                                         | 74.40                                        |
| Qatar                                        | 1.11                                         | 96.47                                        | 0.72                                         | 64.20                                        | 0.92                                         | 92.54                                        |
| Netherland                                   | 0.82                                         | 68.10                                        | 0.35                                         | 36.20                                        | 0.71                                         | 72.35                                        |
| Australia                                    | 0.58                                         | 64.51                                        | 0.44                                         | 49.62                                        | 0.45                                         | 56.12                                        |
| Turkey                                       | 0.43                                         | 32.68                                        | 0.14                                         | 11.90                                        | 0.23                                         | 23.63                                        |
| Jordan                                       | 0.73                                         | 62.94                                        | 0.63                                         | 57.14                                        | 1.06                                         | 116.06                                       |
| Israel                                       | 0.57                                         | 52.38                                        | 0.51                                         | 50.28                                        | 0.59                                         | 64.46                                        |
| Malaysia                                     | 0.46                                         | 39.36                                        | 0.53                                         | 46.62                                        | 0.73                                         | 72.92                                        |
| Baharain Is                                  | 0.43                                         | 37.59                                        | 0.35                                         | 32.53                                        | 0.40                                         | 41.88                                        |
| Nepal                                        | 0.09                                         | 6.91                                         | 0.19                                         | 15.43                                        | 0.47                                         | 38.56                                        |
| Kenya                                        | 0.10                                         | 7.53                                         | 0.11                                         | 9.57                                         | 0.20                                         | 19.57                                        |
| Others                                       | 4.10                                         | 364.17                                       | 3.53                                         | 329.04                                       | 3.83                                         | 419.55                                       |
| Total                                        | 46.30                                        | 4018.67                                      | 39.48                                        | 3540.40                                      | 45.59                                        | 4787.48                                      |

| Export of Parboiled Rice (HS Code: 10063010)   | Export of Parboiled Rice (HS Code: 10063010)   | Export of Parboiled Rice (HS Code: 10063010)   | Export of Parboiled Rice (HS Code: 10063010)   | Export of Parboiled Rice (HS Code: 10063010)   | Export of Parboiled Rice (HS Code: 10063010)   | Export of Parboiled Rice (HS Code: 10063010)   |
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|                                                | 2020-21                                        | 2020-21                                        | (Qty. in LMT; 2021-22                          | (Qty. in LMT; 2021-22                          | 2022-23                                        | 2022-23                                        |
| Country                                        | Qty.                                           | Value                                          | Qty.                                           | Value                                          | Qty.                                           | Value                                          |
| Benin                                          | 9.36                                           | 341.62                                         | 10.17                                          | 361.92                                         | 9.69                                           | 348.13                                         |
| Guinea                                         | 4.41                                           | 164.60                                         | 4.89                                           | 176.54                                         | 7.07                                           | 258.41                                         |
| Togo                                           | 5.46                                           | 202.35                                         | 5.82                                           | 207.07                                         | 6.90                                           | 252.26                                         |
| Somalia                                        | 3.70                                           | 126.54                                         | 4.55                                           | 154.09                                         | 4.66                                           | 165.75                                         |
| Cote D Ivoire                                  | 5.50                                           | 201.17                                         | 6.21                                           | 222.21                                         | 6.98                                           | 255.77                                         |
| Vietnam Soc Rep                                | 0.13                                           | 4.50                                           | 0.40                                           | 14.35                                          | 1.59                                           | 45.73                                          |
| Djibouti                                       | 2.12                                           | 76.66                                          | 2.40                                           | 84.07                                          | 3.45                                           | 125.99                                         |

| Sierra Leone   |   0.71 |   26.51 |   1.07 |   38.60 |   2.63 |   96.75 |
|----------------|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|
| South Africa   |   2.38 |   84.2  |   1.98 |   67.54 |   1.86 |   65.28 |
| Saudi Arab     |   0.6  |   32.05 |   0.48 |   23.94 |   1.61 |   91.29 |
| Senegal        |   1.54 |   57.28 |   1.56 |   54.28 |   2.19 |   79.69 |
| U Arab Emts    |   0.73 |   34.91 |   0.62 |   29.32 |   0.76 |   40.54 |
| Liberia        |   3.17 |  119.06 |   3.45 |  124.31 |   3.84 |  139.87 |
| Angola         |   0.5  |   18.85 |   0.8  |   30.01 |   0.82 |   30.58 |
| Singapore      |   0.55 |   25.52 |   0.42 |   21.82 |   0.45 |   26.2  |
| Cuba           |   0    |    0    |   0    |    0    |   1.15 |   62.42 |
| Yemen Republc  |   0.41 |   21.95 |   0.42 |   21.72 |   0.46 |   25.6  |
| Algeria        |   0.73 |   28.01 |   0.57 |   21.95 |   0.56 |   22.87 |
| Russia         |   0.92 |   34.94 |   0.88 |   33.5  |   0.9  |   35.66 |
| Others         |  18.81 |  763.7  |  27.85 | 1083.66 |  20.9  |  825.4  |
| Total          |  61.73 | 2364.42 |  74.53 | 2770.9  |  78.46 | 2994.19 |

| Export of Non Parboiled Rice (HS Code: 10063090)   | Export of Non Parboiled Rice (HS Code: 10063090)   | Export of Non Parboiled Rice (HS Code: 10063090)   | Export of Non Parboiled Rice (HS Code: 10063090)   | Export of Non Parboiled Rice (HS Code: 10063090)   | Export of Non Parboiled Rice (HS Code: 10063090)   | Export of Non Parboiled Rice (HS Code: 10063090)   |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|                                                    | 2020-21                                            | 2020-21                                            | 2021-22                                            | 2021-22                                            | 2022-23                                            | 2022-23                                            |
| Country                                            | Qty.                                               | Value                                              | Qty.                                               | Value                                              | Qty.                                               | Value                                              |
| Kenya                                              | 1.31                                               | 47.46                                              | 1.33                                               | 48.14                                              | 5.46                                               | 178.61                                             |
| Mozambique                                         | 1.21                                               | 42.09                                              | 2.27                                               | 81.76                                              | 3.51                                               | 110.42                                             |
| Vietnam Soc Rep                                    | 0.92                                               | 32.71                                              | 3.24                                               | 118.12                                             | 3.35                                               | 108.61                                             |
| Togo                                               | 2.06                                               | 71.89                                              | 2.44                                               | 81.91                                              | 2.45                                               | 77.17                                              |
| Cote D Ivoire                                      | 1.05                                               | 36.60                                              | 2.09                                               | 72.02                                              | 4.23                                               | 135.23                                             |
| Madagascar                                         | 3.55                                               | 108.82                                             | 5.34                                               | 176.47                                             | 5.56                                               | 166.95                                             |
| Benin                                              | 2.64                                               | 91.41                                              | 4.83                                               | 161.90                                             | 5.83                                               | 179.06                                             |
| Egypt A Rp                                         | 0.07                                               | 3.85                                               | 0.14                                               | 7.84                                               | 0.45                                               | 16.97                                              |
| U Arab Emts                                        | 2.06                                               | 104.22                                             | 1.63                                               | 84.84                                              | 2.03                                               | 111.02                                             |
| Cameroon                                           | 0.91                                               | 30.99                                              | 2.72                                               | 93.40                                              | 4.27                                               | 136.33                                             |
| Senegal                                            | 0.18                                               | 5.29                                               | 0.14                                               | 4.45                                               | 0.87                                               | 29.09                                              |
| Malaysia                                           | 3.83                                               | 145.69                                             | 2.82                                               | 111.14                                             | 2.08                                               | 68.45                                              |
| Angola                                             | 0.45                                               | 16.75                                              | 1.61                                               | 59.63                                              | 3.17                                               | 104.83                                             |
| U S A                                              | 0.34                                               | 27.07                                              | 0.25                                               | 19.95                                              | 0.38                                               | 29.20                                              |
| Tanzania Rep                                       | 0.24                                               | 8.80                                               | 0.16                                               | 5.82                                               | 0.95                                               | 31.12                                              |
| Congo D. Rep.                                      | 0.51                                               | 18.21                                              | 0.63                                               | 22.23                                              | 0.94                                               | 30.82                                              |
| Timor-Leste                                        | 0.38                                               | 13.31                                              | 0.45                                               | 16.49                                              | 0.78                                               | 25.97                                              |
| Singapore                                          | 0.56                                               | 22.53                                              | 0.78                                               | 30.66                                              | 1.07                                               | 38.34                                              |
| Guinea                                             | 1.63                                               | 57.89                                              | 1.73                                               | 64.02                                              | 2.03                                               | 65.97                                              |
| Others                                             | 18.54                                              | 765.24                                             | 17.87                                              | 747.92                                             | 14.57                                              | 559.34                                             |
| Total                                              | 42.44                                              | 1650.82                                            | 52.48                                              | 2008.71                                            | 63.99                                              | 2203.50                                            |

| Qty in LMT; Values in USD Million         | Qty in LMT; Values in USD Million         | Qty in LMT; Values in USD Million         | Qty in LMT; Values in USD Million         | Qty in LMT; Values in USD Million         | Qty in LMT; Values in USD Million         | Qty in LMT; Values in USD Million         |
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Export of Broken Rice (HS Code: 10064000) | Export of Broken Rice (HS Code: 10064000) | Export of Broken Rice (HS Code: 10064000) | Export of Broken Rice (HS Code: 10064000) | Export of Broken Rice (HS Code: 10064000) | Export of Broken Rice (HS Code: 10064000) | Export of Broken Rice (HS Code: 10064000) |
| Country                                   | 2020-21                                   | 2020-21                                   | 2021-22                                   | 2021-22                                   | 2022-23                                   | 2022-23                                   |
|                                           | Qty                                       | values                                    | Qty                                       | values                                    | Qty                                       | values                                    |
| China P Rp                                | 2.74                                      | 84.51                                     | 15.77                                     | 477.78                                    | 12.80                                     | 418.29                                    |
| Senegal                                   | 8.65                                      | 242.31                                    | 9.21                                      | 253.29                                    | 10.26                                     | 323.87                                    |
| Indonesia                                 | 0.42                                      | 12.05                                     | 2.09                                      | 59.03                                     | 1.94                                      | 64.15                                     |
| Vietnam Soc Rep                           | 1.88                                      | 51.96                                     | 3.43                                      | 96.77                                     | 1.51                                      | 46.22                                     |
| Djibouti                                  | 1.07                                      | 30.44                                     | 2.41                                      | 67.99                                     | 1.17                                      | 38.39                                     |
| Cote D Ivoire                             | 0.77                                      | 22.49                                     | 1.03                                      | 28.91                                     | 0.90                                      | 29.54                                     |
| Gambia                                    | 0.50                                      | 13.79                                     | 0.72                                      | 20.01                                     | 0.63                                      | 20.28                                     |
| Ethiopia                                  | 0.43                                      | 12.17                                     | 0.23                                      | 6.64                                      | 0.16                                      | 5.05                                      |
| Angola                                    | 0.14                                      | 4.95                                      | 0.17                                      | 6.02                                      | 0.12                                      | 4.21                                      |
| Nepal                                     | 0.57                                      | 13.02                                     | 0.28                                      | 6.61                                      | 0.14                                      | 3.37                                      |
| Mali                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.12                                      | 0.09                                      | 2.50                                      | 0.10                                      | 3.04                                      |
| Netherland                                | 0.04                                      | 1.82                                      | 0.06                                      | 2.72                                      | 0.06                                      | 2.92                                      |
| Kenya                                     | 0.09                                      | 3.13                                      | 0.10                                      | 3.53                                      | 0.07                                      | 2.40                                      |
| Sierra Leone                              | 0.19                                      | 5.70                                      | 0.15                                      | 4.30                                      | 0.08                                      | 2.40                                      |
| Benin                                     | 0.31                                      | 9.65                                      | 0.25                                      | 7.28                                      | 0.06                                      | 2.01                                      |
| South Africa                              | 0.09                                      | 2.54                                      | 0.09                                      | 2.52                                      | 0.05                                      | 1.69                                      |
| Togo                                      | 0.28                                      | 8.78                                      | 0.17                                      | 4.96                                      | 0.05                                      | 1.63                                      |
| Australia                                 | 0.06                                      | 2.07                                      | 0.11                                      | 3.56                                      | 0.04                                      | 1.41                                      |
| Turkey                                    | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.04                                      | 1.39                                      |
| Congo P Rep                               | 0.04                                      | 1.10                                      | 0.09                                      | 3.47                                      | 0.04                                      | 1.28                                      |
| OTHERS                                    | 2.36                                      | 72.45                                     | 2.19                                      | 68.56                                     | 0.29                                      | 9.92                                      |
| Total                                     | 20.62                                     | 595.05                                    | 38.65                                     | 1126.45                                   | 30.48                                     | 983.46                                    |

Source: DGCI&S

Annexure II Annexure referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2981 for answer on 20.12.2023

| India's Export of Rice   | India's Export of Rice                         | India's Export of Rice   | India's Export of Rice   | India's Export of Rice            | India's Export of Rice            | India's Export of Rice            | India's Export of Rice            |
|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|                          |                                                |                          |                          | Qty in LMT; Values in USD Million | Qty in LMT; Values in USD Million | Qty in LMT; Values in USD Million | Qty in LMT; Values in USD Million |
|                          |                                                | 2020-21                  | 2020-21                  | 2021-22                           | 2021-22                           | 2022-23                           | 2022-23                           |
| HSCode                   | Product                                        | Qty                      | US$ Mill                 | Qty                               | US$ Mill                          | Qty                               | US$ Mill                          |
| 10061010                 | Rice In The Husk (Paddy/Rough) Of Seed Quality | 0.28                     | 43.77                    | 0.28                              | 56.41                             | 0.20                              | 44.27                             |
| 10061090                 | Other Rice In The Husk (Paddy/Rough),          | 5.41                     | 125.96                   | 6.55                              | 153.55                            | 4.62                              | 121.28                            |
| 10062000                 | Husked (Brown) Rice                            | 0.47                     | 19.89                    | 0.14                              | 8.24                              | 0.12                              | 9.01                              |
| 10063010                 | Rice Parboiled                                 | 61.73                    | 2364.43                  | 74.53                             | 2770.90                           | 78.46                             | 2994.20                           |
| 10063020                 | Basmati Rice                                   | 46.30                    | 4018.71                  | 39.48                             | 3540.40                           | 45.59                             | 4787.50                           |
| 10063090                 | Rice Excptg Parboiled (Excl Basmati Rice)      | 42.44                    | 1650.81                  | 52.48                             | 2008.74                           | 63.99                             | 2203.52                           |
| 10064000                 | Broken Rice                                    | 20.62                    | 595.04                   | 38.65                             | 1126.43                           | 30.48                             | 983.47                            |
| Total                    | Total                                          | 177.26                   | 8818.61                  | 212.10                            | 9664.67                           | 223.45                            | 11143.25                          |

Source: DGCI&S

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