Nope you are not. In superior quality basmati rice Pakistan is beating you. Iran I rice market is $2 billion superior quality is in millions.
India major rice export is Bangladesh where India is getting $477 per ton.
At present,
basmati rice fetches $1,200-$1,300 per tonne in the world market.
India exported 0.87 million tonnes of
basmati rice to
Iran in FY18 and total
exports stood at 4.05 million tonnes. In the current fiscal, the trade is hopeful of
exporting 1 million tonnes of
basmati rice to
Iran.
Country
2013-14
2014-15 2015-16
Lakh MT US $ Million Lakh MT US $ Million Lakh MT US $ Million
1. Saudi Arabia 8.26 1,108.90 9.67 1,188.23 9.49 842.22
2. Iran 14.40 1,834.55 9.36 1,108.50 6.95 571.19
3. UAE 1.48 196.51 2.79 314.76 6.12 475.18
4. Iraq 2.20 271.14 2.35 259.13 4.18 340.97
5. Kuwait 1.76 247.95 1.66 250.53 1.81 211.68
6. UK 1.19 130.73 1.36 147.63 1.88 143.14
7. USA 1.03 143.86 0.89 132.30 1.21 131.55
8. Yemen Republic 1.47 183.94 1.74 196.15 1.42 110.49
9. Oman 0.43 58.63 0.56 68.83 1.05 92.84
10. Canada 0.29 37.97 0.26 37.51 0.36 38.49
11. Other countries 5.03 650.73 6.37 814.69 5.97 519.64
Total 37.54 4,864.91
Rs. 29,299.96 Cr
37.02 4,518.26
Rs. 27,597.89 Cr
40.45 3,477.39
Rs. 22,718.44 Cr
Source : DGCI&S
Table 2 : Export of Non-Basmati Rice from India to different countries
SL Country
2013-14
Lakh MT Crores of Rs.
1. Benin 11.67 2,945.56
2. Bangladesh Pr 6.52 1,518.94
3. Senegal 6.52 1,185.92
4. South Africa 3.94 970.64
5. Liberia 3.23 767.76
6. Nepal 4.04 724.10
7. U.A.E. 2.25 705.81
8. Cote D'Lovire 2.61 589.89
9. Medagascar 2.51 559.72
10. Guinea 2.22 535.84
11. Other countries 25.82 7,236.77
Total 71.33 17,749.96