India's rice exports to surpass FY21’s record 17.72 million tonne

The government on Wednesday said that India’s rice exports in 2021-22 would likely surpass the record 17.72 million tonne achieved in 2020-21. In the first seven months of the current fiscal, India’s rice exports rose by more than 33% to 11.79 MT from 8.91 MT achieved in April-October FY21.

As per an official statement, non-Basmati rice exports have risen steeply and likely to more than double in volume terms over FY19.

In 2020-21, India’s rice exports (Basmati and Non-Basmati) rose 87% to 17.72 MT from 9.49 MT achieved in 2019-20.


In value terms, India’s rice exports rose 38% to $8.8 billion in FY21 from $6.4 billion reported in 2019-20.

Non-Basmati rice exports were $4.8 billion while Basmati Rice exports were $4 billion in FY21.

“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 Covid-19 pandemic,” said M Angamuthu, Chairman, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Exports Development Authority (APEDA).

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% in total shipments of aromatic long grained rice from India.