# Riding on non-Basmati rice, sugar, agri exports jump 23% in Q1 despite lockdown - Times of India

> Indian agricultural exports rose 23% in April to June compared with a year earlier, driven by non-basmati rice and sugar. Refined sugar added Rs 1,719 crore and raw sugar Rs 448 crore in value terms. Soymeal exports fell 14% and tea fell 27%.

- Date: 2020-09-07 · published 2020-09-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51082-riding-on-non-basmati-rice-sugar-agri-exports-jump-23-in-q1-despite-lockdown
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger Indian rice and sugar export demand supports world rice prices, while the decline in soymeal exports slightly reduces Indian supply to the feed market.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2023-05-01 | [India Non-Basmati Rice Export Prices Surge.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36007-india-non-basmati-rice-export-prices-surge.md) | +3.9% | -1.8% |
| RICE | 2019-08-03 | [India’s Non-basmati Rice Exporters Seek Parity in Import Duty](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57543-india-s-non-basmati-rice-exporters-seek-parity-in-import-duty.md) | -2.9% | -0.3% |
| RICE | 2016-12-06 | [India Basmati Rice Exports To Grow By 10% In 2017/18  \| Investing.com India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73449-india-basmati-rice-exports-to-grow-by-10-in-2017-18-investing-com-india.md) | -1.3% | -4.9% |
| RICE | 2018-09-27 | [India to export first consignment of non-basmati rice to China tomorrow \| India to export first consignment of non-basmati rice to China tomorrow](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62996-india-to-export-first-consignment-of-non-basmati-rice-to-china-tomorrow-india.md) | +7.2% | +10.9% |
| RICE | 2021-01-29 | [Non-basmati rice emerges as top agri export produce in April-Dec - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49097-non-basmati-rice-emerges-as-top-agri-export-produce-in-april-dec-the.md) | -2.7% | -4.8% |
| SBM | 2025-10-29 | [India's soybean meal exports fall by 11% due to high prices - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22478-india-s-soybean-meal-exports-fall-by-11-due-to-high-prices-the-economic-times.md) | +3.4% | +2.2% |
| SBM | 2021-11-25 | [Increased soyameal and rapemeal prices resulted in lowered oilmeal exports - Benison Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44125-increased-soyameal-and-rapemeal-prices-resulted-in-lowered-oilmeal-exports.md) | -0.6% | +11.2% |
| SBM | 2021-09-21 | [Notwithstanding COVID19 induced challenges, India records close to 22% rise in export of agricultural and processed food products in April-August (2021-22) \| Ministry of Commerce and Industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45018-notwithstanding-covid19-induced-challenges-india-records-close-to-22-rise-in.md) | +0.2% | -4.5% |

## Sources

- timesofindia.indiatimes.com: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/rice-sugar-push-up-q1-farm-exports-by-23/articleshow/77968974.cms

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