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Rice Exports Data and Exporters List

Rice is a seed of the grass species Oryza sativa (Asian rice) or Oryza glaberrima (African rice). It is widely consumed staple food for a large part of the world's population, especially the Asian ones. This agricultural commodity is grown third-highest after sugarcane and maize.

The rice production in India was 172.8 million metric tons in 2018, making it the second-largest rice producer in the world after China, with more than 11% of the global production share. The major rice varieties grown in India include -

Parboiled rice - 12.9%
Broken rice - 5.3%
Sella rice - 2.2%
Swarna rice - 1.5%
Sona masoori rice - 1%

The global rice export data highlighted that India is the topmost exporter of rice with a total market share of 30.1%. It exports both basmati and non-basmati rice. During 2015-16 the country has exported about 40.45 Lakh MT of basmati rice and 63.66 Lakh MT non-basmati rice for the worth of Rs. 2, 2718.44 Cr and Rs. 15,129.09 Cr, making it the leading exporter of the basmati rice.

Main rice exporters list of India includes -

D.D. International Inc.
PJS Overseas Limited
Supple TEK Industries Private Limited
L.T. Foods Ltd
HRMM Agro Overseas Pvt.Ltd.
Veer Overseas Ltd
Amir Chand Jagdish Kumar (Exports) Ltd.
Kohinoor Foods Ltd.

West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, and Bihar are the leading cultivators of rice in India. After the 1960s and 70s green revolution, rice cultivation has increased 3.5 times with a boom in the past 60 years. This bumper increase in rice production has opened larger export opportunities for the Indian exporters particularly the rice farmers. The erg for the export business of rice has increased procurement by companies like Lal Qilla Best Basmati, Dawat Basmati Rice, etc. This led to the formation of a major brand of rice like -

Cup Brand (the highest demanded)
Mohsen Brand
Al Shalan Brand
Star Blue Brand
Eagle Brand

These major brands of rice are in huge demand in the global markets. India's richness in rich cultivation promotes surplus export opportunities assisted by the government of India's support.

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