Basmati Rice (pronounced IPA: [baːsmət̪iː] in the Indian subcontinent) is a variety of long, slender-grained aromatic rice which is traditionally from the Indian subcontinent As of 2018-19, India exported to 65% of the overseas basmati rice market, according to the Indian state-run Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Many countries use domestically grown basmati rice crops;however, basmati is geographically exclusive to select districts of India According to the Indian Government agency APEDA, a rice variety is eligible to be notified as Basmati if it has a minimum average precooked milled rice length of 6.61 mm