About Basmati Rice
Basmati is a long-grain, aromatic rice that may be sold under that name only if grown in the GI region at the foot of the Himalaya. It is India's most valuable farm export, sold to more than a hundred countries.
Where Basmati Rice Is Grown in Punjab
The main Basmati Rice districts of Punjab are Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Gurdaspur, Ferozepur, Sangrur. Punjab is India's granary: its irrigated fields give the country's highest wheat and rice yields, and it supplies the largest share of grain to the central pool. It also grows basmati, maize, cotton, potato (including seed potato) and Kinnow.
Season in Punjab
Kharif: transplanted June–July, harvested October–November. Exact arrival dates in Punjab depend on local sowing and the monsoon, so check current arrivals before planning purchases.
How Basmati Rice Is Sold in Punjab
Farm produce is sold through regulated APMC market yards under the state's agricultural produce marketing law, run by the state agricultural marketing board, with many yards linked to eNAM. Almost all wheat and paddy is sold through the mandis via arhtiyas to state agencies and FCI at MSP.
Key markets for Basmati Rice in Punjab
Other major markets in Punjab
State Agencies in Punjab
Basmati Rice has no minimum support price, so it is bought almost entirely by private traders, processors and exporters. State marketing bodies regulate the markets and support farmer producer organisations.
- Punjab Mandi BoardRegulated marketsAboutExplore
- PUNGRAIN (Punjab State Grains Procurement Corporation)ProcurementAboutExplore
- Punjab MarkfedProcurement and marketingAboutExplore
- PUNSUPProcurementAboutExplore
- Punjab State Warehousing CorporationStorageAboutExplore
Buyers, Processors and Exporters
These companies and bodies buy, process or export Basmati Rice across India, including from Punjab. Tap a name for details.
- KRBL LtdIndia Gate basmatiAboutExplore
- LT Foods LtdDaawat basmatiAboutExplore
- Chaman Lal Setia Exports LtdKarnal · Maharani basmatiAboutExplore
- GRM Overseas LtdBasmati exporterAboutExplore
- Shri Lal Mahal LtdBasmati exporterAboutExplore
- Supple Tek Industries Pvt LtdAmritsar · rice exporterAboutExplore
Research and Advice in Punjab
New varieties, crop advice and seed for Basmati Rice growers in Punjab come from the state agricultural universities below and from the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in each district.
Basmati Rice in Other States
Haryana · Uttar Pradesh · Jammu and Kashmir · Uttarakhand · Himachal Pradesh · Delhi
Related: Basmati Rice – all India · Punjab · All crops
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