# Why doubling agri exports may remain elusive - The HinduBusinessLine

> An opinion piece argues that India's agricultural exports have stayed in the $35-40 billion range since 2014-15 and that the Commerce Ministry's export promotion has been unstable. It notes that export gains have partly reflected a falling rupee rather than strategy.

- Date: 2018-11-19 · published 2018-11-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62000-why-doubling-agri-exports-may-remain-elusive-the-hindubusinessline
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The analysis suggests India's export expansion may stay limited, so its rice and oilmeal shipments are unlikely to change world prices much.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2021-12-31 | [Agri exports surge 22% in April-November - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43559-agri-exports-surge-22-in-april-november-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -0.6% | +2.7% |
| RICE | 2017-09-21 | [Q1 basmati exports up 32% - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68937-q1-basmati-exports-up-32-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -7.1% | -6.7% |
| RICE | 2020-02-05 | [Rice exports may fall by 20 per cent this fiscal  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54540-rice-exports-may-fall-by-20-per-cent-this-fiscal-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +0.1% | -1.3% |
| RICE | 2018-02-20 | [Rice exports surge on strong demand, dip in Thai stocks - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66441-rice-exports-surge-on-strong-demand-dip-in-thai-stocks-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -1.0% | +2.2% |
| RICE | 2026-06-19 | [Facing African hurdles, Indian rice exports value down 10% in FY26 - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18739-facing-african-hurdles-indian-rice-exports-value-down-10-in-fy26-the.md) | +7.3% | +14.7% |
| WHEAT | 2022-01-26 | [India may export record 6.5 million tonnes of wheat this fiscal - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43118-india-may-export-record-6-5-million-tonnes-of-wheat-this-fiscal-the.md) | -2.3% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-06-21 | [WTO: India against easing farm export tariffs amid Covid - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52585-wto-india-against-easing-farm-export-tariffs-amid-covid-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +2.0% | -3.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-27 | [APEDA-promoted agri products’ exports up 9% to record high of $27 billion in FY23 - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36367-apeda-promoted-agri-products-exports-up-9-to-record-high-of-27-billion-in-fy23.md) | +1.1% | -2.6% |

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/columns/g-chandrashekhar/why-doubling-agri-exports-may-remain-elusive/article25540920.ece

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