# Improving Agricultural Exports

> APEDA has urged the central government to allow 10-20% of annual agricultural produce to be exported. Agri and processed food exports fell to $33.4 billion in 2016-17 from a record $42.9 billion in 2013-14. The decline is attributed to frequent changes in export policy for rice, pulses, wheat and sugar.

- Date: 2017-10-29 · published 2017-10-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68433-improving-agricultural-exports
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Unpredictable export bans and duty changes push importers toward alternative suppliers, weakening India's market share. A stable export policy could widen outlets for surplus grains and pressure domestic prices lower.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2019-10-17 | [Government Appoint Counsellors in 10 Countries to aid Agriculture Export](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56515-government-appoint-counsellors-in-10-countries-to-aid-agriculture-export.md) | -2.6% | -2.4% |
| RICE | 2018-10-05 | [PMO Gives Go-ahead to Anti-Farmer Agriculture Export Policy \| NewsClick](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62494-pmo-gives-go-ahead-to-anti-farmer-agriculture-export-policy-newsclick.md) | -0.9% | -1.3% |
| RICE | 2025-10-04 | [India imposes new condition on non-basmati rice exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22357-india-imposes-new-condition-on-non-basmati-rice-exports.md) | -3.9% | -7.6% |
| RICE | 2018-12-06 | [CCEA approves agriculture export policy: No curbs on shipment of processed, organic items \| Business News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61536-ccea-approves-agriculture-export-policy-no-curbs-on-shipment-of-processed.md) | -3.9% | -6.8% |
| RICE | 2020-07-08 | [RCEF goes full throttle in Year 2 \|
    Official Portal of the Department of Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7945-rcef-goes-full-throttle-in-year-2-official-portal-of-the-department-of.md) | -2.1% | -30.0% |

## Sources

- shankariasparliament.com: https://www.shankariasparliament.com/article/improving-agricultural-exports

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