Rice Export in India

Worldwide, India stands first in Rice Exporters India and second in rice production, after China. It contributes 21.5 percent of lobal rice production. Within the country, rice occupies one-quarter of the total cropped area, on tributes about 40 to 43 percent of total food-grain production and continues to play a vital role in the national food and livelihood security system. However, India did not become a major rice exporting country for a long time. Its share in world rice trade, mainly in the form of small-volume exports of highly prized basmati rice, was insignificant (5 percent). It was not until the mid-1980s that the quantum of export started to grow, from 110 000 tonnes in 1978/79 to 890 613 tonnes in 1994/95 and to a record 5.5 million tonnes in 1995/96, second only to Thailand (at 5.9 million tones).

Among the exporting countries, Thailand, Vietnam, India and Pakistan are the major countries exporting rice in sizeable quantity.

Some rice exporters in India are A.A.A.RICE LTD.THE VALLEY ROOM NO 2 & 20 VILLAGE ASOLA,POST.SPSĀ  BHATI MINES, NEWDELHI , ABDULLAHAJI RAHIMTULLA & SONS PVT LTD, ALLANA SONS LTD ,10 SCINDIA HOUSE,A.M.OVERSEAS P.LTD ,AMAR RICE MILLS LADWA ,Prakash trading consultants etc.

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