# Farm goods exports rise 8% to $ 4.2 billion in April-May - Economy News | The Financial Express

> Indian farm goods exports rose over 8% to $4.16 billion in April-May 2025, led by rice, buffalo meat and fruit. Rice exports rose 4.7% to $2.04 billion, and exporters worry the Israel-Iran conflict could disrupt basmati shipments to Iran.

- Date: 2025-06-23 · published 2025-06-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24153-farm-goods-exports-rise-8-to-4-2-billion-in-april-may-economy-news-the
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Indian rice export flows add supply to global markets, a bearish factor for rice prices, while Middle East disruption is a modest offsetting risk.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2025-04-16 | [Rice exports hit record $ 12 billion  - Economy News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25060-rice-exports-hit-record-12-billion-economy-news-the-financial-express.md) | -3.8% | -9.2% |
| RICE | 2016-11-09 | [Agricultural exports decline marginally in first half of FY17 - Commodities News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73827-agricultural-exports-decline-marginally-in-first-half-of-fy17-commodities-news.md) | +1.9% | +2.7% |
| RICE | 2021-11-09 | [Non-basmati rice exports may shrink in 2022 - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44028-non-basmati-rice-exports-may-shrink-in-2022-the-economic-times.md) | +6.1% | +4.3% |
| RICE | 2022-01-21 | [Farm exports likely to record US$50 billion in FY22 - IndBiz \| Economic Diplomacy Division \| IndBiz \| Economic Diplomacy Division](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43119-farm-exports-likely-to-record-us-50-billion-in-fy22-indbiz-economic-diplomacy.md) | +1.3% | +0.9% |
| RICE | 2021-05-12 | [Non-basmati rice exports surge in FY21 due to global demand, savvy pricing \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47046-non-basmati-rice-exports-surge-in-fy21-due-to-global-demand-savvy-pricing.md) | -2.8% | -4.8% |

## Sources

- financialexpress.com: https://www.financialexpress.com/policy/economy-farm-goods-exports-rise-8-to-4-2-billion-in-april-may-3890248/

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