# Cereals lift farm exports to $17.5 billion in April-Feb  - The HinduBusinessLine

> Apeda data show India's farm product exports rose about 21% to over $17.5 billion in April-February of the last fiscal year. Cereal shipments rose 48% to $8.75 billion, with record rice shipments of about 15 million mt.

- Date: 2021-04-07 · published 2021-04-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47563-cereals-lift-farm-exports-to-17-5-billion-in-april-feb-the-hindubusinessline
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Indian cereal and rice export flows add to global supply competition for buyers, though the figures are backward-looking and mainly affect rice pricing.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2019-01-14 | [The dynamics of India’s rice export boom - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61065-the-dynamics-of-india-s-rice-export-boom-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +0.9% | -2.5% |
| RICE | 2022-11-29 | [Despite curbs, Indian rice continues to be competitive in export market - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38629-despite-curbs-indian-rice-continues-to-be-competitive-in-export-market-the.md) | -5.0% | +0.0% |
| RICE | 2023-06-17 | [G2G demand for broken rice mostly from African nations, say officials - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35452-g2g-demand-for-broken-rice-mostly-from-african-nations-say-officials-the.md) | +0.8% | -12.5% |
| RICE | 2023-05-07 | [Why India’s farm exports may face headwinds \| Explained News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35893-why-india-s-farm-exports-may-face-headwinds-explained-news-the-indian-express.md) | +1.1% | -0.7% |
| RICE | 2022-02-23 | [Strong nine-month show may take India's farm exports past $50 bn in FY22 \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42691-strong-nine-month-show-may-take-india-s-farm-exports-past-50-bn-in-fy22-economy.md) | +4.9% | +6.0% |

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/cereals-lift-farm-exports-to-175-billion-in-april-feb/article34265888.ece

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