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UPSC Prelims 1995 · Agriculture · Farm Money
In which one of the following crops international trade is low in the context of total produce?
- (a) Rice
- (b) Coffee
- (c) Rubber
- (d) Wheat
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: (a) Rice
Only about 8–10% of world rice is traded — most is eaten in the country that grows it.
Why the others are wrong
(b) Most coffee is exported.
(c) Much rubber is traded.
(d) Wheat trade is a much bigger share (~25%).
The trap
None.
🔒 Rice: thin world market (India = top exporter, ~40%).