# Farm exports rise 5% in April-August - The HinduBusinessLine

> India's farm exports rose 5 percent to $7.7 billion in April-August 2018, led by basmati rice and buffalo meat. Basmati shipments topped $2 billion on higher unit prices, while volumes were roughly flat and a weaker rupee helped.

- Date: 2018-09-30 · published 2018-09-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62998-farm-exports-rise-5-in-april-august-the-hindubusinessline
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Steady Indian basmati and buffalo meat export demand supports prices for those products, but the report is a backward-looking trade statistic with limited effect on feed grain markets.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2022-09-14 | [India’s ban will end trade in broken rice, says USDA - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39671-india-s-ban-will-end-trade-in-broken-rice-says-usda-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +1.2% | -4.6% |
| RICE | 2020-01-13 | [Excess monsoon trims kharif rice production by 8%, says NBHC - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55053-excess-monsoon-trims-kharif-rice-production-by-8-says-nbhc-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +3.4% | +4.7% |
| RICE | 2019-09-23 | [Floods force govt to revise kharif output projections to 140 mt - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57020-floods-force-govt-to-revise-kharif-output-projections-to-140-mt-the.md) | -1.3% | -3.3% |
| RICE | 2024-08-14 | [India’s role as key supplier in global grains market has shrunk, says USDA - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28730-india-s-role-as-key-supplier-in-global-grains-market-has-shrunk-says-usda-the.md) | +1.1% | +3.8% |
| RICE | 2023-08-09 | [FAO Food Price Index declines in August](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34646-fao-food-price-index-declines-in-august.md) | -1.9% | +5.4% |

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/farm-exports-rise-5-in-april-august/article25090117.ece

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