![]() ![]() The main growing areas of Basmati rice in Punjab are Districts Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Sheikhupura, Sialkot, Narowal, Nankana Sahib, Chiniot, Gujrat, Mandi Bahaudin and Kasur. Basmati is world famous and dominated in the global market, due to its strong aroma, grain elongation on cooking. In Pakistan rice grown can be divided into two types which are “fine rice” commonly known as Basmati and “course rice”. As rice is the second staple food and contributes about 2.8 million tons to Pakistan’s domestic consumption, each household in Pakistan spends on an average about 3.8 percent of its total food expenditure on rice and rice flour. Production of rice during 2015-16 was estimated at 6.9 million tons. During the same period, rice was planted on an area of 2.8 million hectares. During the fiscal year 2015-16, rice export earned foreign exchange of US$ 1.86 billion. ![]() Rice accounts for 3.2% of the value added in agriculture sector and 0.7% of GDP in Pakistan. Pakistan is the 11th largest producer and 4th largest exporter of rice. Rice plays a vigorous role in the agro-based and dominates a prominent position in agricultural economy of the country. Pakistan cultivates a high quality of rice to fulfill the domestic demands and also for exports. Rice is basically Asian crop because 90% of rice production and consumption is focused in this region. It is the second staple food crop of Pakistan, after wheat and it’s the second largest earner of foreign exchange after cotton. Rice is one of the most important cash crops in Pakistan and also at the global level. Rice, World scenario, Pakistan, Trade, Policies. ![]() For all rice, Sub-Saharan Africa, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Middle East and the EU are leading export markets for Pakistan. Pakistan’s Basmati rice typically sells at a lower price than India’s Basmati. Pakistan exports both high-quality Basmati rice which sells at a substantial premium in high-income markets as well as intermediate and low quality non-aromatic long grain milled rice to developing countries, mostly in East Africa where it competes with China and Vietnam, and in South Asia. ![]()
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