![]() In 2016, the state produced 15.75 million tons of rice over a cultivable area of 5. West Bengal is the largest rice producing state in India. India, Thailand and Vietnam account for around 65% of global annual rice exports of around 39 million tonnes, while main rice importers this year are expected to be Nigeria (2.9 million tonnes), China (2.8 million tonnes), and the Philippines (1.8 million tonnes). In 2018/19, the total rice production of India exceeded 116 million metric tons. Meanwhile, Vietnam, the world’s third largest rice exporter, is forecast to export around 7 million tonnes, up about 5% from last year. As rice is not staple diet of our people, more than 60 of. This year, Thailand’s rice exports are expected to increase to around 9 million tonnes, up by around 36% from around 6.6 million tonnes in the previous year. Pakistan is among the top ten largest rice producing countries in the world. The Southeast Asian country was the world’s largest rice exporter for over two decades until 2011. Rice exports by Thailand are expected to rebound significantly this year. FAO adds that after the bumper rice harvest in 2013, India has large carryover stocks (of around 23 million tonnes) and is expected to ship around 10 million tonnes of milled rice this year, down about 5% from the previous year, but still the highest by any country this year. However, rice cultivation has improved after rainfall recovered since mid-July 2014. FAO says that India’s total paddy production this year may decline to around 157.5 million tonnes (about 102.3 million tonnes, milled rice equivalent), which is down about 1% from last year’s record 159.4 million tonnes due to below-average monsoon rains over main rice producing regions. Recovery in monsoons in India is likely to help rice production remain at high levels this year, says FAOĭespite poor rainfall, India is likely to remain the world’s largest rice exporter in 2014 for the third consecutive year, helped by large carryover stocks, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). ![]()
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