# Rice drives India's agri exports | Commodity - Food & Edible Oils - Business Standard

> Indian farm exports rose 13 percent in April-September 2017 to $8.73 billion, led by rice, which grew over 30 percent in dollar terms. European buyers built inventories ahead of tighter EU quality tests effective November 1.

- Date: 2017-11-04 · published 2017-11-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67956-rice-drives-india-s-agri-exports-commodity-food-and-edible-oils-business
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Front-loaded European rice buying supports Indian export prices in the near term, though inventory building may leave demand softer once the new EU quality rules take effect.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2020-07-01 | [Spurt in domestic, export demand pushes basmati price by 10% in a month \| Commodity - Food & Edible Oils - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7940-spurt-in-domestic-export-demand-pushes-basmati-price-by-10-in-a-month-commodity.md) | +12.5% | -21.5% |
| RICE | 2017-11-16 | [Rice prices climb on improved overseas demand, fresh crop supply caps gains \| Commodity - Food & Edible Oils - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5277-rice-prices-climb-on-improved-overseas-demand-fresh-crop-supply-caps-gains.md) | +2.8% | -3.1% |
| RICE | 2026-04-10 | [Govt eases conditions for rice exports to some European countries \| Agriculture - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19703-govt-eases-conditions-for-rice-exports-to-some-european-countries-agriculture.md) | -0.6% | +7.0% |
| RICE | 2024-02-21 | [The impact of India’s rice export restrictions on global markets, supplies and prices \| The Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31740-the-impact-of-india-s-rice-export-restrictions-on-global-markets-supplies-and.md) | -1.0% | -2.4% |
| RICE | 2021-06-10 | [India's agriculture exports jump 17.34% to $41.25 billion in FY21 \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46519-india-s-agriculture-exports-jump-17-34-to-41-25-billion-in-fy21-economy-and.md) | -5.5% | -4.6% |

## Sources

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/rice-drives-india-s-agri-exports-117110500008_1.html

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