# India's rice exports drop in April-September, pulses surge: government body

> India's rice exports fell 9.6% to 5.8 million tonnes from April to September 2018, as Bangladesh cut purchases after a bumper local harvest. Pulses exports more than doubled over the same period.

- Date: 2018-11-12 · published 2018-11-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62002-india-s-rice-exports-drop-in-april-september-pulses-surge-government-body
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Indian rice shipments to a major buyer ease export demand and put mild downward pressure on world rice prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2019-02-05 | [India's April-December rice exports drop 10%, pulses surge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60553-india-s-april-december-rice-exports-drop-10-pulses-surge.md) | -3.8% | -1.9% |
| 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 | 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 | 2020-04-03 | [As Fears Over Rice Exports Grow, India May Continue Selling - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53616-as-fears-over-rice-exports-grow-india-may-continue-selling-bloomberg.md) | +1.9% | +17.8% |
| RICE | 2021-05-06 | [Prices drop to mid-November lows as India reels from COVID-19 surge - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11300-prices-drop-to-mid-november-lows-as-india-reels-from-covid-19-surge-markets.md) | -2.8% | -5.9% |

## Sources

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/article/reuters/india-s-rice-exports-drop-in-april-september-pulses-surge-government-body-118111200948_1.html

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