Madhya Pradesh: food, farms and farsan.

What farsan and sweets is Madhya Pradesh known for?

• Ratlami sevFried gram-flour sev spiced with clove and black pepperGI 2015

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What does Madhya Pradesh export?

• All state exports (all goods)

  Rs 65,878 crore in FY2022-23; agri items include bananas, chilli powder, coriander seed, potatoes and rice; main buyers Saudi Arabia, UAE and the Middle East

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• Parboiled rice (Balaghat)

  Exported to Guyana, Somalia, Benin and Togo (2025, no volume given)

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• Soybean (production, not exports)

  5.38 Mt, 35.27% of India, 2nd nationally (Economic Survey 2025-26 data)

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India publishes few export figures by state of origin. Where a figure is national, a port total or a single shipment, it says so.

Where is it grown, processed and shipped?

• Indore

  Namkeen capital, reported to make about one third of India's namkeen; top exporting district of the state Source

• Ratlam

  Ratlami sev (GI 2015), Riyawan garlic (GI 2024), Balam kakdi and Ratlami garadu (GI 2026); garlic ODOP Source

• Mandsaur

  Garlic processing (ODOP); neighbouring Neemuch is the coriander ODOP Source

• Sehore

  Sharbati wheat (GI 2023), largest producing district Source

• Balaghat

  Chinnor rice (GI 2021); parboiled rice milling exported to Africa and the Gulf Source

• Jhabua

  Kadaknath black chicken meat (GI 2018) Source

• Morena

  Morena gajak, sesame and jaggery brittle (GI 2023); mustard products ODOP Source

• Dindori

  Kodo-kutki millets (ODOP); Sitahi and Nagdaman kutki and Baigani arhar (GI 2026) Source

Sources

• IP India GI register, Ratlami sev
• MP Tourism, GI-tagged products
• The Pioneer, namkeen clusters (2017)
• Business Standard, MP garlic (2017)
• ARCC journal, soybean production