India exports non-Basmati rice to markets, inclusive of in Asia, Europe, Nepal, Benin, the United Arab Emirates, Somalia, Guinea, the US, and numerous different nations.
According to the Ministry of Commerce, exports of non-Basmati rice extra than doubled to Rs 22,856 crore in April-December 2020-21, in comparison to Rs 10,268 crore with inside the identical duration of the preceding year. Non-Basmati exports skilled increase of 122.61% in Rupee phrases and 111.81% in Dollar phrases, the ministry stated in a statement.
Basmati rice exports accelerated to USD 2,947 billion in comparison to USD 2,936 billion recorded with inside the identical time frame of the preceding year.
Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and European nations are massive locations for Indian Basmati rice exports.
Compared to Rs 336 crore for the duration of April-December 2019, wheat exports rose to Rs 1,870 crore.
Nepal, Bangladesh, and the United Arab Emirates are the primary export locations for wheat.
Likewise, cereal exports accelerated from Rs 32,591 crore registered for the duration of the identical duration of 2019-20 to Rs 49,832 crore, for the duration of April-December 2020-21.
In a separate announcement, the ministry stated that during January, Indian engineering exports grew with the aid of using 18.69 nine percent.
