India's rice exports down 17% on year in Oct, gold imports soar 199%
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MUMBAI – India's rice exports fell 17% on year to $877.24 million in October, data from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry showed. The country exported meat, dairy, and poultry products worth $584.45 million, up nearly 31% from the same period last year, the data showed.
Exports of tea were down 5.2% on year at $78.61 million in October and that of fruits and vegetables fell a little over 12% on year at $289.47 million. The value of other cereals exported in the same month was up nearly 15% on year at $23.75 million while exports of cashews rose a whopping 127% on year to $61.51 million. Exports of marine products were up 11.1% on year at $899.12 million.
The value of spice exports in October fell nearly 16% on year to $321.07 million, according to the data. India exported tobacco worth $163.26 million last month, down almost 20% from the same period last year. Oilmeal exports in October fell over 40% to $63.83 million and those of oilseeds were down over 35% on year at $79.71 million.
India exported petroleum products worth $3.95 billion in October, down nearly 11% compared with the corresponding period last year. Exports of gems and jewellery, worth $2.29 billion during the same period, fell nearly 30% on year, and those of iron ore were down over 15% at $125.27 million, the data showed.
India imported gold worth $14.72 billion in October, up nearly three times on year, according to the data. The value of silver imports was up more than six times on year at $27.19 billion. The country imported pearls, precious, and semi-precious stones valued at $1.04 billion, down over 25% on year. Non-ferrous metal imports rose nearly 14% to $2.60 billion.
India's vegetable oil imports in the same month were up over 3% on year at $1.59 billion, the data showed. Imports of cotton raw and waste rose over 83% on year to $234.02 million. Imports of fruits and vegetables in the same month were at $363.33 million, up nearly 11% on year.
The value of pulses imports in October fell over 16% on year to $500.74 million, the data showed. Imports of crude oil and petroleum products were down nearly 22% on year at $14.79 billion and those of coal, coke, and briquettes fell over 4% on year at $2.25 billion. The country imported iron and steel worth $1.74 billion, down over 19% on year. End
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Reported by Udita S. Jaiswal
Edited by Nishant Maher
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