# India's Agriculture Export Down, Spice and Sugar Export Witness Growth

> India's total farm exports fell 9.1% to $17.29 billion in April-September 2019-20 from a year earlier. Non-basmati and basmati rice exports both declined sharply, with the drop linked to US sanctions on Iran, which had stranded shipments and delayed payments. Raw cotton exports fell 76%, while spice and sugar exports grew.

- Date: 2019-11-16 · published 2019-11-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56040-india-s-agriculture-export-down-spice-and-sugar-export-witness-growth
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Indian rice exports, especially basmati to Iran, reduce demand on the world rice market and add downward pressure on prices. The cotton export drop also signals weaker demand for cotton-based feed products.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2025-04-29 | [India's farm exports might face challenges in FY26, but all is not lost \| Agriculture - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25061-india-s-farm-exports-might-face-challenges-in-fy26-but-all-is-not-lost.md) | -0.5% | +6.5% |
| RICE | 2021-08-10 | [India re-emerges as rice and wheat exporter  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45526-india-re-emerges-as-rice-and-wheat-exporter-world-grain.md) | +1.2% | -2.2% |
| RICE | 2025-12-23 | [India’s Rice Stocks Rise To A Record High, Paddy Procurement Drives Export Growth \| IREF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21465-india-s-rice-stocks-rise-to-a-record-high-paddy-procurement-drives-export.md) | -3.7% | +8.6% |
| RICE | 2021-08-05 | [India Grain Exports Benefit from Tighter Competitor Supplies and Increased Price Competitiveness \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45521-india-grain-exports-benefit-from-tighter-competitor-supplies-and-increased.md) | +1.8% | -1.7% |
| RICE | 2024-11-12 | [Lifting rice export curbs can help push agri exports over $50 bn in FY25 \| Agriculture - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27368-lifting-rice-export-curbs-can-help-push-agri-exports-over-50-bn-in-fy25.md) | +4.2% | +3.7% |

## Sources

- grainmart.in: https://www.grainmart.in/news/indias-agriculture-export-down-spice-and-sugar-export-witness-growth/

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