Agricultural, processed food products exports up 30% to $9.6 billion in Apr-July

India's agricultural and processed food products exports rose by 30% to $9.6 billion during April-July this fiscal.

For 2022-23, an export target of USD 23.56 billion has been fixed for the agricultural and processed food products basket, the commerce ministry said in an official statement.

Data from the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S) showed exports of fruits and vegetables saw a 4% growth during the period.


Export of dairy products recorded a growth of 61.91% to $247 million in the first four months of the current fiscal.

Basmati rice exports witnessed a growth of 29.13% in the first four months of 2022-23 as its export increased from $1.21 billion in April-July 2021 to $1.56 billion during April-July 2022.

Exports of non-Basmati rice rose by 9.24% during the period under review to $2.08 billion.