# India's April-December rice exports drop 10%, pulses surge

> India's rice exports for April-December fell 10.2% year on year to 8.46 million tonnes as Bangladesh cut purchases after a bumper local harvest. Buffalo meat exports slumped 13.3%, while pulses more than doubled and dairy exports rose 79%.

- Date: 2019-02-05 · published 2019-02-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60553-india-s-april-december-rice-exports-drop-10-pulses-surge
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Indian rice export volumes reduce demand for global rough rice and broken rice used in feed, supporting a bearish tone for rice prices. Strong pulse exports point to shifting trade flows but have little direct effect on feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2018-11-12 | [India's rice exports drop in April-September, pulses surge: government body](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62002-india-s-rice-exports-drop-in-april-september-pulses-surge-government-body.md) | +2.8% | +0.5% |
| RICE | 2024-12-30 | [India: Rice exports surge after easing of curbs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26929-india-rice-exports-surge-after-easing-of-curbs.md) | +0.7% | +3.2% |
| RICE | 2017-10-11 | [India's April-Aug rice exports rise 7.4 percent - govt body](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68435-india-s-april-aug-rice-exports-rise-7-4-percent-govt-body.md) | +0.9% | -6.5% |
| RICE | 2019-10-11 | [India’s Rice Exports Drops 29% due to Less Demand from African Countries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56516-india-s-rice-exports-drops-29-due-to-less-demand-from-african-countries.md) | -0.4% | -2.2% |
| RICE | 2022-06-02 | [Exclusive \| India pushes for rice exports as bumper harvest swells supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40905-exclusive-india-pushes-for-rice-exports-as-bumper-harvest-swells-supply.md) | -1.3% | -4.1% |

## Sources

- livemint.com: https://www.livemint.com/market/commodities/india-s-april-december-rice-exports-drop-10-pulses-surge-1549366023978.html

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