Basmati Paddy output 2010 in Million Tonnes

Basmati paddy output ?in the country is likely to be in the range of 6.4 million tonnes during the current year, according to Mr Gurnam Arora, Joint Managing Director of Kohinoor Foods Ltd.

Addressing presspersons here on Monday, Mr Arora said this year, the production of Basmati paddy will be in the range of 6.4 million tonnes.

This will be around 4 million tonnes of Basmati rice. This production includes both traditional and hybrid Basmati varieties.

He said that hybrid Basmati has got the productivity of non-Basmati and quality of Basmati. According to him, the production of traditional Basmati paddy stood at around 2.5 million tonnes a year prior to the introduction of hybrid Basmati in the country.

Mr Arora said that Kohinoor Foods has introduced three different Government-approved Basmati rice in the south Indian market.

Kohinoor brands

They are: Kohinoor Platinum, Kohinoor Gold, and Kohinoor Silver.

He said the Kohinoor Platinum is the traditional Basmati rice, and the other two are hybrid ones. Stating that Kohinoor Gold was introduced last year, Mr Arora said the grain 1121 for this is three-four years old.