SME Times News Bureau | 16 Dec, 2021
Notwithstanding
logistical challenges posed by COVID19 pandemic, India continues to
expand its rice exports footprint in the African, Asian and European
Union markets, thus having the largest share in global rice trade. The
robust global demand also helped India’s growth in rice exports.
In
2020-21, India’s rice exports (Basmati and Non-Basmati) rose by a huge
87 per cent to 17.72 Million Tonne (MT) from 9.49 MT achieved in
2019-20.
India’s
thrust on expanding port handling infrastructure, development of value
chain involving key stakeholders along with efforts to explore new
opportunities in countries or markets for rice exports in the last
couple of years have led to a huge spike in rice exports.
In
2020-21, India’s rice exports (Basmati and Non-Basmati) rose by a huge
87 per cent to 17.72 Million Tonne (MT) from 9.49 MT achieved in
2019-20.
In
terms of value realisation, India’s rice exports rose by 38 per cent to
USD 8815 million in 2020-21 from USD 6397 million reported in 2019-20.
In terms of Rupees, India’s rice export grew by 44 per cent to Rs 65298
crore in 2020-21 from Rs 45379 crore in the previous year.
In
the first seven months of the current financial year (2021-22), India’s
rice exports rose by more than 33 per cent to 11.79 MT from 8.91 MT
achieved during April-October, 2020-21.
It is anticipated that India’s rice exports in 2021-22 would likely surpass the record feet of 17.72 MT achieved in 2020-21.
In
2020-21, India shipped non-basmati rice to nine countries -
Timor-Leste, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Papua New Guinea, Zimbabwe, Burundi,
Eswatini, Myanmar and Nicaragua, where exports were carried out for the
first time or earlier the shipment was smaller in volume.
India’s
Non-Basmati rice exports was valued at USD 4796 million (Rs
35448crore) in 2020- 21, with Basmati Rice exports a close second at USD
4018 million (Rs 29,849 crore).
In
terms of volume of Basmati rice exports in 2020-21, top ten countries –
Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, United Arab Emirates, United States of
America, Kuwait, United Kingdom, Qatar and Oman have a share of close
to 80 per cent in total shipments of aromatic long grained rice from
India.
Top
ten countries – Nepal, Benin, Bangladesh, Senegal, Togo, Cote D Ivoire,
Guinea, Malaysia, Iraq, United Arab Emirates – have a share of 57 per
cent in India’s total exports of non-Basmati rice in 2020-21 in terms of
volume.
The
sharp spike in rice exports especially during a phase where globally
the COVID19 pandemic has disrupted supply chainof many commodities, has
been attributed to the government taking prompt measures to ensure
exports of rice and other cereals while taking all the COVID19 related
safety precautions.
“India
continues to supply rice to the global market thus ensuring food
security in many countries while many countries are stockpiling in
anticipation of logistical disruption because of COVID19 pandemic,” said Dr M Angamuthu, Chairman, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Exports Development Authority (APEDA).
For
boosting exports of quality production of aromatic and long grain
Basmati rice, APEDA supported Basmati Export Development Foundation
(BEDF) has taken innovative steps to sensitise farmers involved in the
cultivation of Basmati rice in the key growing regions about adoption of
good agricultural practises.
In
terms of value realisation, India’s rice exports rose by 38 per cent to
USD 8815 million in 2020-21 from USD 6397 million reported in 2019-20.
In terms of Rupees, India’s rice export grew by 44 per cent to Rs 65298
crore in 2020-21 from Rs 45379 crore in the previous year.
In
the first seven months of the current financial year (2021-22), India’s
rice exports rose by more than 33 per cent to 11.79 MT from 8.91 MT
achieved during April-October, 2020-21. It is anticipated that India’s rice exports in 2021-22 would likely surpass the record feet of 17.72 MT achieved in 2020-21.
In
2020-21, India shipped non-basmati rice to nine countries -
Timor-Leste, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Papua New Guinea, Zimbabwe, Burundi,
Eswatini, Myanmar and Nicaragua, where exports were carried out for the
first time or earlier the shipment was smaller in volume.
India’s
Non-Basmati rice exports was valued at USD 4796 million (Rs
35448crore) in 2020- 21, with Basmati Rice exports a close second at USD
4018 million (Rs 29,849 crore).
In
terms of volume of Basmati rice exports in 2020-21, top ten countries –
Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, United Arab Emirates, United States of
America, Kuwait, United Kingdom, Qatar and Oman have a share of close
to 80 per cent in total shipments of aromatic long grained rice from
India.
Top
ten countries – Nepal, Benin, Bangladesh, Senegal, Togo, Cote D Ivoire,
Guinea, Malaysia, Iraq, United Arab Emirates – have a share of 57 per
cent in India’s total exports of non-Basmati rice in 2020-21 in terms of
volume.
The
sharp spike in rice exports especially during a phase where globally
the COVID19 pandemic has disrupted supply chainof many commodities, has
been attributed to the government taking prompt measures to ensure
exports of rice and other cereals while taking all the COVID19 related
safety precautions.
“India
continues to supply rice to the global market thus ensuring food
security in many countries while many countries are stockpiling in
anticipation of logistical disruption because of COVID19 pandemic,” said M Angamuthu, Chairman, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Exports Development Authority (APEDA).