# Farm trade deficit reversed, export of essentials up 43%

> India recorded a farm trade surplus for April-September 2020 as essential agricultural exports rose 43% to Rs 53,626 crore. Wheat exports were up 206% and non-basmati rice up 105%. Preliminary agriculture ministry data based on customs figures showed the surplus against a deficit in the same period of 2019.

- Date: 2020-10-10 · published 2020-10-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50611-farm-trade-deficit-reversed-export-of-essentials-up-43
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Growing Indian exports of wheat and rice signal firmer demand from import markets, supporting global prices for those grains.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-12-11 | [More Details Expected in January WASDE Report \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55515-more-details-expected-in-january-wasde-report-red-river-farm-network.md) | +2.6% | +4.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-10 | [Export of essential agri commodities for the period April-September 2020 increases by 43.4 percent](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50610-export-of-essential-agri-commodities-for-the-period-april-september-2020.md) | +1.2% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-10 | [WASDE Reveals Record Wheat Trade, as China Wheat Imports Soared Over the Past Year - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44095-wasde-reveals-record-wheat-trade-as-china-wheat-imports-soared-over-the-past.md) | +1.2% | +0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2021-07-12 | [Grain Stocks Surprise Traders in the July WASDE Report \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46000-grain-stocks-surprise-traders-in-the-july-wasde-report-red-river-farm-network.md) | -0.8% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-08-13 | [S/D Estimates Released \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28714-s-d-estimates-released-red-river-farm-network.md) | -6.7% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- timesofindia.indiatimes.com: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/farm-trade-deficit-reversed-export-of-essentials-up-43/articleshow/78597711.cms

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