# Data on India's burgeoning farm exports is not correct - Rediff.com Business

> An analysis argues India's reported farm export growth of about 34% for April to September 2020 is overstated because buffalo meat, marine products, raw cotton and plantation crops were excluded. Including these items, total farm exports were $18.10 billion, down 1.03% year on year. The article questions the government's data methodology.

- Date: 2020-11-17 · published 2020-11-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50112-data-on-india-s-burgeoning-farm-exports-is-not-correct-rediff-com-business
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The correction to India's export statistics changes the picture of Indian supply availability but has little direct effect on feed commodity prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2024-12-13 | [India's rice stocks surge to record high, boosting export prospects](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26923-india-s-rice-stocks-surge-to-record-high-boosting-export-prospects.md) | -4.0% | -4.2% |
| RICE | 2018-09-30 | [Farm exports rise 5% in April-August - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62998-farm-exports-rise-5-in-april-august-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +10.6% | +9.7% |
| RICE | 2023-11-07 | [4 nations to compensate for Indian rice export curbs, says FAO - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33238-4-nations-to-compensate-for-indian-rice-export-curbs-says-fao-the.md) | +3.9% | +3.6% |
| RICE | 2022-02-20 | [India’s foodgrains production has been rising since 2017. The challenge now is to transfer benefits to farmers \| The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42693-india-s-foodgrains-production-has-been-rising-since-2017-the-challenge-now-is.md) | +3.1% | +6.9% |
| RICE | 2025-07-06 | [India Reports Surging Grain Stockpiles Amid Lifting Of Export Bans \| Bricsgrain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23696-india-reports-surging-grain-stockpiles-amid-lifting-of-export-bans-bricsgrain.md) | -1.3% | -2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-01 | [WEEKLY EXPORT REPORT: Corn, soybean, wheat business declines](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73339-weekly-export-report-corn-soybean-wheat-business-declines.md) | +3.7% | +3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-09 | [U.S. Agricultural Exports- Data Update from USDA - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68329-u-s-agricultural-exports-data-update-from-usda-farm-policy-news.md) | +4.9% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-02 | [Setting the Record Straight on Ukraine’s Grain Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14303-setting-the-record-straight-on-ukraine-s-grain-exports.md) | +2.1% | +14.9% |

## Sources

- rediff.com: https://www.rediff.com/business/report/data-on-indias-burgeoning-farm-exports-is-not-correct/20201117.htm

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