India's rice exports to 26 priority markets exceeded their three-year average in the five months following the 2025 Bharat International Rice Conference, offering early signs that a strategy built around matching Indian rice varieties to local cuisines could help diversify demand in overseas markets. Exports to the 26-market basket totalled Rs 23,476 crore and 4.79 million tonnes between November 2025 and March 2026, according to an analysis by the Indian Rice Exporters Federation (IREF) of Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics data covering Basmati and non-Basmati rice. Export value was 1.1 per cent above the average for the corresponding November-March period in the previous three years, while volume was 5.6 per cent higher. Eleven of the 26 markets recorded year-on-year growth in both value and volume. The results come as India seeks to broaden its rice export base amid substantial domestic availability, shifting the focus from simply finding markets for .
India's rice exports to 26 priority markets outpace 3-year average
India's rice exports to 26 priority markets exceeded their three-year average in the five months following the 2025 Bharat International Rice Conference, offering early signs that a strategy built around matching…
India's rice exports to 26 priority markets exceeded their three-year average in the five months following the 2025 Bharat International Rice Conference, offering early signs that a.
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