New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- Basmati exporters are looking at other states to make up for the crop lost to floods in Punjab and Haryana, the largest producers of long-grain rice in India, as millers expect higher overseas demand this year.

"The floods in Punjab and Haryana have caused some immediate logistical and crop-related challenges, besides impact on lives in the region," said Amit Goel, founder & group managing director, KNAM Group, a basmati exporter. "Although the quantum of crop loss is difficult to ascertain at the moment, exporters have started drawing up plans to increase procurement from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh to meet the shortfall."

Punjab and Haryana account for around 75% of the country's total long-grain r...