India Apr-Nov basmati rice exports rise 11.4% on year to $3.76 bln
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MUMBAI – The value of India's basmati rice exports rose 11.4% on year to $3.76 billion in Apr-Nov, according to data collected by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority. In terms of volume, basmati rice exports rose to 3.64 million tonnes in Apr-Nov from 2.99 million tonnes in the same period last year.
Non-basmati rice exports dropped to 7.39 million tonnes during Apr-Nov from 7.69 million tonnes in the same period last year. In terms of value, exports rose on year by 15.2% to $3.53 billion from $3.07 billion. Similarly, total exports of farm products and processed foods rose 7.5% on year to $16.91 billion in Apr-Nov from the corresponding period a year ago.
Exports of dairy products rose 45% on year to $409 million in Apr-Nov. Exports of processed vegetables rose 31% on year to $518 million in Apr-Nov. The data also showed that exports of pulses rose nearly 16% on year to $472 million in Apr-Nov. Exports of groundnut fell to $499 million from $504 million a year ago.
The following table details the exports, in tonnes, of India's major farm products in Apr-Nov compared with the previous year, and the on-year change in percentage:
Commodities | 2024-25 (Apr-Nov) | 2023-24 (Apr-Nov) | Change (in %) |
Basmati rice | 3,645,161 | 2,994,499 | 22 |
Non-basmati rice | 7,398,526 | 7,692,147 | (-)3.8 |
| Pulses | 422,798 | 370,755 | 14 |
Groundnut | 438,347 | 384,543 | 14 |
Dairy products | 125,553 | 107,632 | 17 |
Processed Vegetables | 365,597 | 265,270 | 38 |
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US$1 = INR 86.54
Reported by Anjali Lavania
Edited by Deepshikha Bhardwaj
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