Basmati Rice More Links Related to Basmati Rice Basmati Rice is a long aromatic rice grown only in India & Pakistan world over. It has extra long slender grain which elongates more than twice of its original size upon cooking. Basmati Rice is unique among other aromatic long grain rice varieties due to its delicious taste, distinct flavor and superior aroma which literally makes it King of Rice. Agro- climatic conditions of the specific geographical area and method of harvesting, processing and aging attribute these characteristic features to Basmati rice. Basmati Rice Production India produces more than 70% of the world bamsati rice production and the rest is produced by Pakistan. India's Basmati rice production for the year 2008-09 was around 3 million tons but for crop season 2009-2010 it was estimated at 4.5 million tonnes,an increase of 50% from previous year's production. Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Western Uttar Pradesh and J&K are the states where Basmati rice is grown in India. The estimated Pakistani basmati rice production for the year 2009-10 was 2.5 million tonnes. Punjab & Sindh are the major basmati producing areas in the country. Basmati Rice Varieties Basmati 386 , Pusa Basmati-1, Pusa Basmati 1121, Basmati 217 , Ranbir Basmati , Karnal Local/ Taraori Basmati, Basmati 370, Type-3 (Dehradooni Basmati), Punjab Basmati-1, Haryana Basmati- 1, Kasturi and Mahi Sugandha are the main notified varieties of Basmati rice in India. Super Kernel Basmati Rice, PK 385 and D 98 (also known as Sindhi Basmati) are the major varities of basmati rice produced and exported by Pakistan. Basmati Rice Exports Saudi Arabia is the biggest importer of Indian Basmati Rice followed by U.A.E. and Kuwait. U.S.A. and U.K are the other major buyers of Basmati rice from India. It is also exported to other West Asian and European nations. Iran is considered as biggest buyer of Pusa 1121, a rice variety which commands almost 50% of basmati exports from India. Pakistan is the only competitor of India as these two countries are the only producers of Basmati rice in world market Major Basmati rice export markets for Pakistan are U.A.E, Saudi Arabia, UK, Yemen, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Malaysia, and USA. Super Kernel Basmati Rice is the most expensive exported variety of Pakistan. India is the only competitor for this commodity.....more

Basmati Rice Updates Major Basmati Exports from India to Gulf region for 2009-10 (in bracket for 2008-09) in Indian Rupees: Saudi Arabia - 329,547.41 (310,280.84), U.A. E. - 309,512.40 (278,620.50), Iran - 205,308.71 (98,075.99), Kuwait - 103,014.17 (73,393.68 ), Yemen Republic - 29,548.25 (17,515.88), Syria - 3,389.70 (3,646.63), Iraq - 3,447.63 (3,590.26), Qatar - 6,306.08 (3,297.26), Jordan - 2,446.57 (4,990.28 ), Oman - 16,563.57 (3,164.84 ), Bahrain - 2,949.57 (1,808.95), Egypt - 1,420.04 (864.37), Djibouti - 387.74 (1,363.33) May 2010 - As the production for the current year has increased by 50%, there is oversupply of Basmati rice in Indian market which lead to fall in prices. The carryover stock for current year is around 3 lakh tonnes but for next year it is estimated to be five times higher at 1.5 million tonnes. Pusa 1121 Basmati rice price is getting quoted at around US$ 975-1125 per ton quite above the minimum export price of US$ 900. Pakistan's export this year are approximately at 80000 tonnes per month with its Basmati prices getting quoted well below Indian origin at US$ 850. The international demand and production are the major factors influencing the basmati rice prices. September 2010 - After rising significantly during last fiscal because of sudden rise in demand from Iran, India's basmati rice exports are expected to grow moderately in the range of 10% during the current financial year April 2010-March 2011.The crop damage in Pakistan will divert more demand towards India. India and Pakistan are the only suppliers in Basmati market in the world. Indian production is also expected to be higher during current kharif season because of more than 15% increase in acreage. Last year the country produced an estimated 4.5 million tonne of basmati rice. According to Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Apeda), export of the premium aromatic rice increased by a hefty 44% to 2.3 million tonne in 2009-10 from 1.6 million tonne achieved in 2008-09.There is also pressure from different quarters on the government to open up non basmati rice exports.