# Amid Pandemic, India begins export of farm items - The Indian Wire

> India has resumed exports of major farm products including rice, meat, poultry and dairy, according to the agriculture ministry. The government is resolving transport, curfew pass and packaging problems and is issuing digital phytosanitary certificates.

- Date: 2020-04-16 · published 2020-04-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53618-amid-pandemic-india-begins-export-of-farm-items-the-indian-wire
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Restarting rice exports from the largest exporter restores supply to world markets and eases the recent price pressure. The effect depends on how quickly shipments clear ports.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2025-11-17 | [Indian farm exports outperform – despite Trump tariffs \| Explained News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10502-indian-farm-exports-outperform-despite-trump-tariffs-explained-news-the-indian.md) | +3.0% | -3.8% |
| RICE | 2019-10-03 | [Asia rice-waning demand prompts Indian, Thai exporters to lower prices - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56650-asia-rice-waning-demand-prompts-indian-thai-exporters-to-lower-prices-the.md) | +2.5% | -0.1% |
| RICE | 2019-12-13 | [Explained: Why Basmati export has come to a standstill in Punjab \| Explained News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55555-explained-why-basmati-export-has-come-to-a-standstill-in-punjab-explained-news.md) | +2.9% | +4.3% |
| RICE | 2024-08-21 | [India allows export of 2 lakh tonnes of white rice to Malaysia under G2G - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28733-india-allows-export-of-2-lakh-tonnes-of-white-rice-to-malaysia-under-g2g-the.md) | +2.4% | +3.4% |
| RICE | 2025-01-02 | [India to export 1 million tonne of white rice to Indonesia \| Business News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26468-india-to-export-1-million-tonne-of-white-rice-to-indonesia-business-news.md) | +0.1% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- theindianwire.com: https://www.theindianwire.com/agriculture/amid-pandemic-india-begins-export-of-farm-items-269016/

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