The global production of rice during 2017-18 on milled basis was 487 million tonnes. Over the last few years, India has been able to produce sustainable export surplus.
| S.No. | Region/State | Autumn | Winter | Summer | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sowing | Harvesting | Sowing | Harvesting | Sowing | Harvesting | ||
| I. Northern Region | |||||||
| 1 | Haryana | Jun-Jul | Oct-Nov | - | - | - | - |
| (Kharif) | |||||||
| 2 | Punjab | May-Aug | Sep-Nov | - | - | - | - |
| (Kharif) | |||||||
| 3 | Western | Jun-Jul | Sep-Nov | - | - | - | - |
| Uttar Pradesh | (Kharif) | ||||||
| 4 | Himachal Pradesh | Jun-Jul | Sep-Oct | - | - | - | - |
| (Kharif) | (Kharif) | ||||||
| 5 | Jammu & Kashmir | - | - | Apr-Jul | Sep-Dec | - | - |
| II. Western Region | |||||||
| 1 | Gujarat | - | - | Jun-Aug | Oct-Dec | - | - |
| 2 | Maharashtra | - | - | Jun-Aug | Oct-Dec | - | - |
| 3 | Rajasthan | - | - | Jun-Aug | Oct-Dec | - | - |
| III. North Eastern Region | |||||||
| 1 | Assam | Mid Feb-April | Jun-Jul | Jun-Aug | Nov-Dec | Dec-Feb | May-June |
| IV. Eastern Region | |||||||
| 1 | Bihar | May-Jul | Sep-Oct | Jul-Sep | Nov-Dec | Jan-Feb | May-Jun |
| 2 | East Madhya Pradesh | Jun-Aug | Mid Sep-Mid Dec | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Orissa | May-Jun | Sept-Oct | Jun-Aug | Dec-Jan | Dec-Jan | May-June |
| (Beali) | (Sarad) | (Daluva) | |||||
| 4 | East Uttar Pradesh | May-Jul | Sep-Nov | Jul-Aug | Nov-Dec | Jan-Feb | Apr-Jun |
| 5 | West Bengal | Mar-Jun | Jul-Nov | Apr-Jun | Nov-Dec | Oct-Feb | Apr-May |
| (Broadcasting) | (Broadcasting) | ||||||
| May-Jun | Jul-Aug | ||||||
| (Transplanting) | (Transplanting) | ||||||
| (Aus) | (Aman) | ||||||
| V. Southern Region | |||||||
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | Mar-April | Jul-Aug | May-Jun | Nov-Dec | Dec-Jan | Apr-May |
| 2 | Karnataka | May-Aug | Sep-Dec | Jun-Oct | Nov-March | Dec-Feb | Apr-Jul |
| (Haine) | |||||||
| 3 | Kerala | Apr-Jun | Sep-Oct | Sep-Oct | Dec-Jan | Dec-Jan | Mar-Apr |
| (Virippu) | (Mundakan) | (Punja) | |||||
| 4 | Tamil Nadu | Mar-Apr | Jun-Jul | Jul-Aug | Jan-Feb | ||
| (Sornavari) | (Early Samba) | ||||||
| Apr-May | Jul-Aug | Sep-Oct | Jan-Feb | Nov-Dec | Feb-March | ||
| (Kar) | (Late sambal) | (Navarai) | |||||
| May-Jun | Aug-Sep | Sep-Oct | Feb-Mar | ||||
| (Kuruvai) | (Thaladi-Pishanam) | ||||||