Summary

The GCC basmati rice market size reached USD 1.64 Billion in 2025. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach USD 1.79 Billion by 2034.

Basmati rice is a long grain aromatic rice grown for several centuries in the geographical area of the Himalayan foothills of the Indian subcontinent. It has slender grains that elongate at least twice from its original size. Moreover, it has a soft and fluffy texture and nutty flavor upon cooking. It is rich in fiber, minerals, vitamins, zinc, copper, proteins, calcium, potassium, magnesium, carbohydrates, and amino and folic acid. At present, it plays a pivotal role in Middle Eastern cuisine, wherein it is utilized in the preparation of several lavish rice-based dishes that comprise layers of rice, meat, sauces, and dried fruits.


GCC Basmati Rice Market Trends:
A lack of rice production in the GCC region on account of unsuitable climatic conditions, in confluence with the escalating demand for better quality rice, represents one of the key factors propelling the growth of the market. Additionally, as basmati rice is considered a staple food in the GCC countries, along with wheat, its export is rising from India and Pakistan. Moreover, a high density of Asian expatriates is driving the overall sales of basmati rice in the region. Apart from this, the growing prevalence of lifestyle diseases on account of lack of physical activities is resulting in the increasing health-consciousness among individuals.

As a result, there is a considerable increase in the consumption of brown basmati rice in the daily diet, which has low-fat content and high nutritional value. Furthermore, governing agencies operating in different countries of the GCC region are encouraging abroad investments for the import of rice, which is anticipated to impel the growth of the market.


Key Market Segmentation:
The research provides an analysis of the key trends in each sub-segment of the GCC basmati rice market report, along with forecasts at the regional and country level from 2026-2034. Our report has categorized the market based on the type of rice, pack size and country of origin.


Breakup by Type of Rice:
• Parboiled
• Ra.
Breakup by Pack Size:
• Retail Packaging
• Institutional Packagin.
Breakup by Country of Origin:
• India
• Pakistan
• Other.
Breakup by Country:
• Saudi Arabia
• UAE
• Kuwait
• Oman
• Qatar
• Bahrain
Presently, Saudi Arabia enjoys the leading position in the market as basmati rice is extensively utilized in the preparation of Kabsa, which is a traditional dish consumed across the country.


Competitive Landscape:
The competitive landscape of the market has been analyzed in the report, along with the detailed profiles of the major players operating in the industry.


Key Questions Answered in This Report:
• How has the GCC basmati rice market performed so far and how will it perform in the coming years?
• What are the key regional markets in the GCC basmati rice industry?
• What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the GCC basmati rice industry?
• What are the price trends of basmati rice in the GCC region?
• What are the various stages in the value chain of the GCC basmati rice industry?
• What are the key driving factors and challenges in the GCC basmati rice industry?
• What is the structure of the GCC basmati rice industry and who are the key players?
• What is the degree of competition in the GCC basmati rice industry?
• What are the profit margins in the GCC basmati rice industry?
• What are the key requirements for setting up a basmati rice processing plant?
• How is basmati rice processed?
• What are the various unit operations involved in a basmati rice processing plant?
• What is the total size of land required for setting up a basmati rice processing plant?
• What are the machinery requirements for setting up a basmati rice processing plant?
• What are the raw material requirements for setting up a basmati rice processing plant?
• What are the packaging requirements for basmati rice?
• What are the transportation requirements for basmati rice?
• What are the utility requirements for setting up a basmati rice processing plant?
• What are the manpower requirements for setting up a basmati rice processing plant?
• What are the infrastructure costs for setting up a basmati rice processing plant?
• What are the capital costs for setting up a basmati rice processing plant?
• What are the operating costs for setting up a basmati rice processing plant?
• What will be the income and expenditures for a basmati rice processing plant?
• What is the time required to break-even?

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Table of Contents

1   Preface
2   Scope and Methodology
2.1    Objectives of the Study
2.2    Stakeholders
2.3    Data Sources
2.3.1    Primary Sources
2.3.2    Secondary Sources
2.4    Market Estimation
2.4.1    Bottom-Up Approach
2.4.2    Top-Down Approach
2.5    Forecasting Methodology
3   Executive Summary
4   Introduction
4.1    Overview
4.2    Key Industry Trends
5   MENA Basmati Rice Market
5.1    Market Overview
5.2    Market Performance
5.2.1 Volume Trends
5.2.2 Value Trends
5.2.3 Price Trends
5.3    Market Forecast
6   GCC Basmati Rice Market
6.1    Market Overview
6.2    Market Performance
6.2.1 Volume Trends
6.2.2 Value Trends
6.2.3 Price Trends
6.3    Impact of COVID-19
6.4    Market Breakup by Country
6.4.1 Saudi Arabia
6.4.1.1 Market Trends
6.4.1.2 Price Trends
6.4.1.3 Competitive Landscape
6.4.1.4 Market Forecast
6.4.2 UAE
6.4.2.1 Market Trends
6.4.2.2 Price Trends
6.4.2.3 Competitive Landscape
6.4.2.4 Market Forecast
6.4.3 Kuwait
6.4.3.1 Market Trends
6.4.3.2 Price Trends
6.4.3.3 Competitive Landscape
6.4.3.4 Market Forecast
6.4.4 Oman
6.4.4.1 Market Trends
6.4.4.2 Price Trends
6.4.4.3 Market Forecast
6.4.5 Qatar
6.4.5.1 Market Trends
6.4.5.2 Price Trends
6.4.5.3 Market Forecast
6.4.6 Bahrain
6.4.6.1 Market Trends
6.4.6.2 Price Trends
6.4.6.3 Market Forecast
6.5    Market Breakup by Type of Rice
6.5.1 Parboiled
6.5.2 Raw
6.6    Market Breakup by Pack Size
6.6.1 Retail Packaging
6.6.2 Institutional packaging
6.7    Market Breakup by Country of Origin
6.7.1 India
6.7.2 Pakistan
6.7.3 Others
6.8    Market Forecast
7   GCC Basmati Rice Industry: Key Success Factors
8   GCC Basmati Rice Industry: SWOT Analysis
8.1    Overview
8.2    Strengths
8.3    Weaknesses
8.4    Opportunities
8.5    Threats
9   GCC Basmati Rice Industry: Value Chain Analysis
10  GCC Basmati Rice Industry: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
10.1    Bargaining Power of Buyers
10.2    Bargaining Power of Suppliers
10.3    Degree of Competition
10.4    Threat of New Entrants
10.5    Threat of Substitutes
11  Key Market Drivers and Challenges
12  Cultivation and Harvesting of Basmati Rice
12.1    Land Requirements
12.2    Construction Requirements
12.3    Machinery Requirements
12.4    Labour Requirements
12.5    Climate Requirements
12.6    Soil Requirements and Treatment
12.7    Yield per Hectare
12.8    Period of Maturation
12.9    Seed Selection and Treatment
12.10   Land Preparation and Planting
12.11   Irrigation Requirements
12.12   Crop Protection
12.13   Storage and Packaging
12.14   Transportation
12.15   Total Costs Involved
12.15.1 Fixed Costs
12.15.2 Variable Costs
13  Processing of Basmati Rice
13.1    Detailed Process Flow
13.2    Various Unit Operations Involved
13.3    Land Requirements
13.4    Construction Requirements
13.5    Machinery Requirements
13.6    Raw Material Requirements
13.7    Packaging Requirements
13.8    Transportation
13.9    Utility Requirements
13.10   Total Costs Involved
13.10.1 Fixed Costs
13.10.2 Variable Costs
14  Loans and Financial Assistance
15  Project Economics
15.1    Capital Cost of the Project
15.2    Techno-Economic Parameters
15.3    Taxation and Depreciation
15.4    Income Projections
15.5    Expenditure Projections
15.6    Financial Analysis
15.7    Profit Analysis
16  Margins Across Various Stages of the Supply Chain
17  Key Player Profiles

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List of Tables/Graphs

List of Figures
Figure 1: Global: Basmati Rice Consumption Scenario, 2025
Figure 2: MENA: Basmati Rice Consumption Scenario, 2025
Figure 3: MENA: Basmati Rice Market: Consumption by Volume (in Million MT), 2020-2025
Figure 4: MENA: Basmati Rice Market: Consumption by Value (in Billion USD), 2020-2025
Figure 5: MENA: Basmati Rice Market: Average Price Trends (USD/MT), 2020-2025
Figure 6: MENA: Basmati Rice Market Forecast: Consumption by Volume (in Million MT), 2026-2034
Figure 7: MENA: Basmati Rice Market Forecast: Consumption by Value (in Billion USD), 2026-2034
Figure 8: GCC: Basmati Rice Market: Consumption by Volume (in Million MT), 2020-2025
Figure 9: GCC: Basmati Rice Market: Consumption by Value (in Billion USD), 2020-2025
Figure 10: GCC: Basmati Rice Market: Average Price Trends (USD/MT), 2020-2025
Figure 11: MENA: Market Breakup by Parboiled and Raw Rice (in %), 2025
Figure 12: GCC: Market Breakup by Parboiled and Raw Rice (in %), 2025
Figure 13: GCC: Consumption Share of Basmati Rice (in %), 2025
Figure 14: GCC: Basmati Rice Market Forecast: Consumption by Volume (in Million MT), 2026-2034
Figure 15: GCC: Basmati Rice Market Forecast: Consumption by Value (in Billion USD), 2026-2034
Figure 16: Saudi Arabia: Basmati Rice Market: Consumption by Volume (in Million MT), 2020-2025
Figure 17: UAE: Basmati Rice Market: Consumption by Volume (in Million MT), 2020-2025
Figure 18: Kuwait: Basmati Rice Market: Consumption by Volume (in Million MT), 2020-2025
Figure 19: Qatar: Basmati Rice Market: Consumption by Volume (in Million MT), 2020-2025
Figure 20: Bahrain: Basmati Rice Market: Consumption by Volume (in Million MT), 2020-2025
Figure 21: Oman: Basmati Rice Market: Consumption by Volume (in Million MT), 2020-2025
Figure 22: Saudi Arabia: Basmati Rice Market: Consumption by Value (in Million USD), 2020-2025
Figure 23: UAE: Basmati Rice Market: Consumption by Value (in Million USD), 2020-2025
Figure 24: Kuwait: Basmati Rice Market: Consumption by Value (in Million USD), 2020-2025
Figure 25: Qatar: Basmati Rice Market: Consumption by Value (in Million USD), 2020-2025
Figure 26: Bahrain: Basmati Rice Market: Consumption by Value (in Million USD), 2020-2025
Figure 27: Oman: Basmati Rice Market: Consumption by Value (in Million USD), 2020-2025
Figure 28: GCC: Average FOB Price Trends (in USD/MT) of Basmati Rice in Saudi Arabia, 2020-2025
Figure 29: Saudi Arabia: Basmati Rice Market: Average FOB Price Trends (in USD/MT), 2020-2025
Figure 30: UAE: Basmati Rice Market: Average FOB Price Trends (in USD/MT), 2020-2025
Figure 31: Kuwait: Basmati Rice Market: Average FOB Price Trends (in USD/MT), 2020-2025
Figure 32: Qatar: Basmati Rice Market: Average FOB Price Trends (in USD/MT), 2020-2025
Figure 33: Bahrain: Basmati Rice Market: Average FOB Price Trends (in USD/MT), 2020-2025
Figure 34: Oman: Basmati Rice Market: Average FOB Price Trends (in USD/MT), 2020-2025
Figure 35: Saudi Arabia: Basmati Rice Market Forecast: Consumption by Volume (in Million MT), 2026-2034
Figure 36: UAE: Basmati Rice Market Forecast: Consumption by Volume (in Million MT), 2026-2034
Figure 37: Kuwait: Basmati Rice Market Forecast: Consumption by Volume (in Million MT), 2026-2034
Figure 38: Qatar: Basmati Rice Market Forecast: Consumption by Volume (in Million MT), 2026-2034
Figure 39: Bahrain: Basmati Rice Market Forecast: Consumption by Volume (in Million MT), 2026-2034
Figure 40: Oman: Basmati Rice Market Forecast: Consumption by Volume (in Million MT), 2026-2034
Figure 41: Saudi Arabia: Basmati Rice Market Forecast: Consumption by Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 42: UAE: Basmati Rice Market Forecast: Consumption by Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 43: Kuwait: Basmati Rice Market Forecast: Consumption by Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 44: Qatar: Basmati Rice Market Forecast: Consumption by Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 45: Bahrain: Basmati Rice Market Forecast: Consumption by Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 46: Oman: Basmati Rice Market Forecast: Consumption by Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 47: GCC: Competitive landscape in Saudi Arabia, 2025
Figure 48: GCC: Competitive landscape in UAE, 2025
Figure 49: GCC: Competitive landscape in Kuwait, 2025
Figure 50: GCC: Basmati Rice Market: Value Chain Analysis and Profit Margins
Figure 51: GCC: Basmati Rice Market: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
Figure 52: GCC: Basmati Rice Market: SWOT Analysis

List of Tables
Table 1: Basmati Rice: Varieties, Height, Yields, Maturation Period
Table 2: Basmati Rice: Water Requirement per Hectare
Table 3: Basmati Rice: Water Maintained During Different Stages of Its Growth
Table 4: Seed Treatment Chemicals Used for Cultivating Basmati Rice
Table 5: Inorganic Fertilizers Used for Cultivating Basmati Rice
Table 6: Micronutrients Used for Cultivating Basmati Rice
Table 7: Fungicides Used for Cultivating Basmati Rice
Table 8: Insecticides Used for Cultivating Basmati Rice
Table 9: Herbicides Used for Cultivating Basmati Rice
Table 10: Basmati Rice Growing Cost (In USD Per Hectare)
Table 11: Basmati Rice Milling Plant Details
Table 12: Man Power Requirements
Table 13: Basmati Rice: Total Capital Investment Required to Setup a Milling Plant
Table 14: Basmati Rice Milling Plant: Techno-Economic Parameters
Table 15: Basmati Rice Milling Plant: Expenditure Projections
Table 16: Basmati Rice Milling Plant: Total Capital Investment