Paddy| India exported Basmati rice worth $240 million to the United States in the year 2012-13.

India exported Basmati rice worth $240 million to the United States in the year 2012-13. In the first 10 months of the current fiscal, Basmati exports to the country are at about $121.8 billion. The United States has assured India again that it will relax its stringent tolerance norms for fungicide found in Basmati rice shipped from the country.