India

India, like China, is perfect for rice growing and is the world's second-largest rice producer. It has large swaths of land, seasonal fluctuations, and annual rainfall, all of which make it ideal for rice farming. Rice is a main food in India as well. White and brown rice are grown in the country, and it is exported all over the world. Tidal Imports and Exports is one of India's largest non-basmati rice exporters to Saudi Arabia. They are also the country's largest providers of broken rice.

India recorded the world's biggest rice export volume of 15.5 million metric tons in 2020-21. India is a leading producer of both white and brown rice. It produces 20% of the world's rice and is the world's biggest rice exporter.

Rice is India's most important crop and the main diet of the country's eastern and southern regions. Rice is a significant crop in terms of national food security in the eastern and southern sections of the country, where it is the staple crop.

With 4.4 million tons exported in 2018-19, India is also the world's top exporter of Basmati rice. The largest rice-producing Indian states include Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, and Orissa.