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India's rice exports up 33% on year in Sept; vegetable oil imports rise 53%
This story was originally published at 12:54 IST on 16 October 2025
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MUMBAI - India exported rice worth $924.88 million in September, up over 33% from the same period last year, according to data from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The value of exports of meat, dairy, and poultry products also rose over 32% on year to $568.19 million, the data showed.
Exports of tea were valued at $106.60 million in September, up 22% from last year while that of fruits and vegetables also rose more than 7% on year to $304.37 million. The value of other cereals exported in the same month was up over 58% on year at $25.85 million while exports of cashews rose 106% on year to $42.40 million. Exports of marine products were up over 23% on year at $781.02 million.
The country exported petroleum products worth $4.96 billion in September, up over 15% from the previous year. Exports of gems and jewellery, worth $2.84 billion in the same month, rose 0.4% on year, and that of iron ore were up over 52% at $142.39 million, the data showed.
The value of spices exports in September fell nearly 5% on year to $316.57 million, according to the data. India exported tobacco worth $174.08 million, down nearly 16% from last year. Oilmeal exports in September also fell by nearly 9% to $110.97 million while that of oilseeds were down nearly 2% at $71.59 million.
India's vegetable oil imports in September were up over 53% on year at $1.74 billion, the data showed. Imports of cotton raw and waste rose nearly 24% on year to $166.23 million. Imports of fruits and vegetables in the same month were at $339.30 million, up nearly 36% on year.
India imported gold worth $9.62 billion in September, up nearly 107% on year, according to the data. The value of silver imports was up 139% on year at $1.31 billion. The country imported pearls, precious, and semi-precious stones valued at $1.80 billion, up over 7% on year. Non-ferrous metal imports rose over 16% to $2.44 billion.
The value of pulses imports in September fell over 55% on year to $190.79 million, the data showed. Imports of crude oil and petroleum products were down nearly 6% on year at $14.03 billion while those of coal, coke, and briquettes fell over 16% on year at $1.92 billion. The country imported iron and steel worth $1.86 billion, down nearly 8% on year. End
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Reported by Shreya Shetty
Edited by Subhojit Sarkar
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