Lok Sabha Question No. 2982 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-20
Subject: Export of Broken and Non-basmati Rice
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Prataprao  Jadhav, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Sudheer Gupta, Shrirang Appa Barne, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2982 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20/12/2023

## EXPORT OF BROKEN AND NON-BASMATI RICE

2982.  SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

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

- (a) whether the Government is planning to export 100,000 tonnes of broken rice and non-basmati white rice to other countries and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether India has emerged as the largest rice exporting country in the world and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of export of rice to other countries during each of the last three years and the current year along with its percentage share of global rice trade; and
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to lift the ban on rice along with the increase in percentage share in global rice trade?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The Government has no such plan to export 100,000 Tonnes of broken rice and non-basmati white rice to other countries.  However, 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.
- (b) & (c) Taking into account the percentage share of India's global rice export, India has been the largest rice exporting country in the world from 2018 to 2022 followed by Thailand & Viet Nam. The details are as under:

| World's Export of Rice   | World's Export of Rice   | World's Export of Rice   | World's Export of Rice   | World's Export of Rice   | World's Export of Rice   | World's Export of Rice   | World's Export of Rice   | World's Export of Rice   | World's Export of Rice   | World's Export of Rice   |
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| (Qty. in MMT)            | (Qty. in MMT)            | (Qty. in MMT)            | (Qty. in MMT)            | (Qty. in MMT)            | (Qty. in MMT)            | (Qty. in MMT)            | (Qty. in MMT)            | (Qty. in MMT)            | (Qty. in MMT)            | (Qty. in MMT)            |
|                          | 2018                     | 2018                     | 2019                     | 2019                     | 2020                     | 2020                     | 2021                     | 2021                     | 2022                     | 2022                     |
|                          | Qty                      | % Share (Qty)            | Qty                      | % Share (Qty)            | Qty                      | % Share (Qty)            | Qty                      | % Share (Qty)            | Qty                      | % Share (Qty)            |
| World                    | 44.67                    | 100.00                   | 44.16                    | 100.00                   | 46.93                    | 100.00                   | 52.91                    | 100.00                   | 54.73                    | 100.00                   |
| India                    | 11.67                    | 26.11                    | 9.82                     | 22.24                    | 14.61                    | 31.13                    | 21.28                    | 40.22                    | 22.24                    | 40.63                    |
| Thailand                 | 11.08                    | 24.79                    | 7.58                     | 17.17                    | 5.69                     | 12.12                    | 6.08                     | 11.48                    | 7.70                     | 14.06                    |
| Pakistan                 | 3.93                     | 8.80                     | 4.59                     | 10.39                    | 3.99                     | 8.50                     | 3.99                     | 7.53                     | 4.60                     | 8.41                     |
| Viet Nam                 | 2.89                     | 6.47                     | 5.47                     | 12.38                    | 5.63                     | 12.00                    | 5.71                     | 10.79                    | 4.38                     | 8.01                     |
| USA                      | 3.19                     | 7.14                     | 3.64                     | 8.25                     | 3.29                     | 7.02                     | 3.38                     | 6.38                     | 2.48                     | 4.53                     |
| China                    | 2.09                     | 4.68                     | 2.75                     | 6.22                     | 2.30                     | 4.91                     | 2.45                     | 4.63                     | 2.21                     | 4.05                     |
| Myanmar                  | 1.74                     | 3.90                     | 2.33                     | 5.27                     | 1.95                     | 4.16                     | 1.69                     | 3.19                     | 2.16                     | 3.94                     |
| Brazil                   | 1.46                     | 3.27                     | 1.06                     | 2.41                     | 1.40                     | 2.98                     | 0.85                     | 1.61                     | 1.74                     | 3.19                     |
| Uruguay                  | 0.85                     | 1.90                     | 0.90                     | 2.04                     | 1.04                     | 2.21                     | 0.76                     | 1.44                     | 1.10                     | 2.02                     |
| Paraguay                 | 0.71                     | 1.58                     | 0.74                     | 1.67                     | 0.90                     | 1.92                     | 0.69                     | 1.31                     | 0.82                     | 1.51                     |
| Others                   | 5.07                     | 11.35                    | 5.28                     | 11.96                    | 6.13                     | 13.05                    | 6.04                     | 11.41                    | 5.29                     | 9.67                     |

Source: ITC Trade Map

(d) The  Government  prohibited  export  of  broken  rice  and  non-basmati  white  rice  in  view  of uncertainty around rice production in India and other rice producing countries due to geo-political scenario, El Nino sentiments and extreme climatic conditions, in order to control domestic prices and to ensure adequate availability of such rice in the domestic market for delivery to the common man. Further, the Government is closely monitoring the rice scenario in domestic market as well as in international forum on weekly basis and the Government can increase the percentage share in global rice trade when favourable conditions arise.

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