India's export of agri-commodities rise 43.4 percent in April-September
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NEW DELHI, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- India's export of essential agri-commodities increased by 43.4 percent to 53,626.6 crore Indian Rupees (7 billion U.S. dollars) in the period from April to September this year, from 37,397.3 crore Indian Rupees (5 billion U.S. dollars) a year earlier, said the Agriculture Ministry on Saturday.
It said in a statement that the major commodity groups recording export growth were groundnut with 35 percent, refined sugar 104 percent, wheat 206 percent, Basmati Rice 13 percent and Non-Basmati Rice 105 percent among others.
The ministry attributed the export growth achieved amid the COVID-19 pandemic to the consistent and concerted efforts by the Indian government to boost the agricultural export.
According to it, the balance of trade for the period was positive at 9,002 crore Indian Rupees (1.2 billion U.S. dollars) compared to a deficit of 2,133 crore Indian Rupees (284 million U.S. dollars) a year earlier.
In September alone, the export of essential agricultural commodities totaled 9,296 crore Indian Rupees (1.24 billion U.S. dollars), up 81.7 percent from a year earlier. Enditem
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