# Press Release Page | Press Information Bureau

> Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said India's food and agricultural exports reach nearly ₹5 lakh crore a year, making it the seventh largest agricultural exporter. He urged industry to work toward becoming the world's largest exporter of agricultural and processed foods.

- Date: 2026-03-10 · published 2026-03-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20136-press-release-page-press-information-bureau
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

This is a policy aspiration with no immediate supply change, so it has little effect on commodity prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2022-09-09 | [Press Release:Press Information Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39669-press-release-press-information-bureau.md) | +5.0% | -0.5% |
| RICE | 2022-09-22 | [Press Release:Press Information Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39556-press-release-press-information-bureau.md) | -1.5% | -6.5% |
| RICE | 2022-03-15 | [Press Release:Press Information Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42248-press-release-press-information-bureau.md) | +2.2% | +0.3% |
| RICE | 2021-02-03 | [Press Release:Press Information Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48584-press-release-press-information-bureau.md) | -3.3% | -1.5% |
| RICE | 2020-08-18 | [Press Release: Press Information Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51566-press-release-press-information-bureau.md) | +2.4% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2026-02-13 | [Press Release Page \| Press Information Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20576-press-release-page-press-information-bureau.md) | +0.9% | +4.0% |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-20 | [Press Release Page \| Press Information Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19698-press-release-page-press-information-bureau.md) | -0.3% | +0.0% |
| WHEAT | 2025-08-26 | [Press Release Page \| Press Information Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23289-press-release-page-press-information-bureau.md) | +0.4% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- pib.gov.in: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2237397&lang=2&reg=3

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