# Agri and processed foods exports rise 7% to $ 5.9 billion in Q1 - Economy News | The Financial Express

> India's agricultural and processed food exports rose over 7% to $5.96 billion in April-June 2025, led by rice up 3.5% to $2.9 billion and buffalo meat up 17%. Trade sources say demand for Indian rice has picked up as stocks are low in Myanmar and Pakistan.

- Date: 2025-07-17 · published 2025-07-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23694-agri-and-processed-foods-exports-rise-7-to-5-9-billion-in-q1-economy-news-the
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Indian rice export flows support rice demand, though the gain is modest and the broader rice market remains well supplied.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2021-05-19 | [India exports record 20 MT of rice, wheat in FY21 - Economy News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47045-india-exports-record-20-mt-of-rice-wheat-in-fy21-economy-news-the-financial.md) | -1.1% | -7.4% |
| RICE | 2017-10-31 | [India to export rice to Bangladesh - Market News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68434-india-to-export-rice-to-bangladesh-market-news-the-financial-express.md) | -1.8% | +7.5% |
| RICE | 2021-06-10 | [India's agriculture exports jump 17.34% to $41.25 billion in FY21 \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46519-india-s-agriculture-exports-jump-17-34-to-41-25-billion-in-fy21-economy-and.md) | -5.5% | -4.6% |
| RICE | 2021-12-02 | [Demand for Indian rice to remain robust this season, say exporters - Commodities News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43557-demand-for-indian-rice-to-remain-robust-this-season-say-exporters-commodities.md) | -0.9% | +4.5% |
| RICE | 2023-08-16 | [How India’s ban on some rice exports is ricocheting around the world \| Business and Economy News \| Al Jazeera](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34651-how-india-s-ban-on-some-rice-exports-is-ricocheting-around-the-world-business.md) | -0.6% | +3.4% |

## Sources

- financialexpress.com: https://www.financialexpress.com/policy/economy/agri-and-processed-foods-exports-rise-7-to-5-9-billion-in-q1/3918212/

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