Basmati, pronounced ['bɑːsmət̪iː], is a variety of long, slender-grained aromatic rice which is traditionally grown in india, pakistan, bangladesh and nepal. as of 2019, india accounted for 65% of the international trade in basmati rice, while pakistan accounted for the remaining 35%. many countries use domestically grown basmati rice crops; however, basmati is geographically exclusive to certain districts of india and pakistan.according to the indian government agency apeda, a rice variety is eligible to be called basmati if it has a minimum average precooked milled rice length of 6.61 mm (0.260 in) and average precooked milled rice breadth of up to 2 mm (0.079 in), among other parameters.

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