India’s basmati exports have dropped by 89,000 tonnes in the first quarter of the current financial year. This is because of due Iran’s embargo from India and refusal of export cargos by several countries who they found traces of pesticides above permissible limits. Punjab and Haryana districsts account for more than 60% of basmati exports from India.
According to Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, basmati exports fell 7% while non-basmati varieties saw an increase of 12.5%.