Agri-commodities exports decline to 17.93 lakh tonnes in September: APEDA

Export of agri-commodities in Sep declined to 17.93 lakh tonnes from 27.94 lakh tonnes in Aug. Non-basmati exports stood at 4.25 lakh tonne, basmati 1.21 lakh tonne, fresh onions 1.51 lakh tonne & buffalo meat 1.21 lakh tonne. Value of exports fell to ₹ 14,153 cr from ₹ 18,128 cr. Export of 47 agri-commodities hit due to restrictions on rice, imposition of min. export price.

Export of agri-commodities, including basmati rice, declined to 17.93 lakh tonnes in September this year compared to 27.94 lakh tonnes in the previous month, according to agri-export promotion body APEDA.

Exports of agri-commodities in April and May were around 33 lakh tonnes each. However, shipments of farm items fell to nearly 18 lakh tonnes due to several restrictions on the export of various varieties of rice, including broken rice and non-basmati white rice.

Export of agricultural items stood at 27.94 lakh tonnes in August of the 2023-24 fiscal, according to the data maintained by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA).

In value terms, the export of farm items declined to ₹14,153 crore during September from ₹18,128 crore in August of this fiscal.

Much of the exports in September were non-basmati exports which stood at 4.25 lakh tonne, basmati rice at 1.21 lakh tonne, fresh onions at 1.51 lakh tonne, and buffalo meat at 1,21,427 tonne, the data showed.

Total export of agri-commodities in April-September stood at 172.27 lakh tonnes.

The export of certain agricultural commodities has taken a hit this year because of the prohibition on various varieties of rice, the imposition of a minimum export price on basmati rice to boost domestic supply and check food inflation.