A surge in shipments of pulses and dairy products has held Indian farm exports regular for the April-November duration, in spite of a decline in volumes of of the top three merchandise categories, non-basmati rice and buffalo meat.

Total farm exports rose by approximately five consistent with cent in rupee terms at ₹80,361 crore for April-November 2018-19 as in opposition to ₹76,676 crore in corresponding closing fiscal, consistent with latest figures launched through the Agricultural and Processed Foods Exports Development Authority (Apeda).

However, in greenback phrases the exports registered a two per cent decline at $11.62 billion ($11.88 billion in corresponding final yr). Shipments of basmati rice, which money owed for near a fourth of general farm product exports, grew 2.63 in keeping with cent in dollar terms at $2.685 billion ($2.616 billion), aided with the aid of an increase in in keeping with unit realisation.
However, in phrases of volumes, the basmati shipments were down marginally at 2.Forty nine million tonnes (2.62 million tonnes).

The non-basmati exports fell 15.26 per cent at $1.987 billion ($2.344 billion) as a consequence of a slump in demand for the Indian rice, which has became highly-priced within the international marketplace because of an boom in home procurement fees.

The buffalo meat shipments were down via about a tenth at $2.493 billion ($2.758 billion) due to decrease volumes, but the consistent with unit realisation turned into up all through the duration.

Pulses and dairy merchandise
The exports of pulses and dairy products keep growing on properly call for. Pulses exports crossed 2.15 lakh tonne at some point of the duration as towards 87,896 tonnes inside the corresponding previous yr. The realisations were no longer commensurate with the increase in volumes resulting from decline in according to unit realisation.

The pulses exports have grown gradually over the past three hundred and sixty five days after the Centre lifted the curbs on the shipments in November closing yr.

The shipments of the dairy merchandise grew with the aid of fifty three according to cent at some point of the period. Other livestock merchandise which include poultry and animal casings additionally registered a increase at some point of the duration.

Categories including floriculture, culmination and vegetable seeds, processed greens, fruits and juices have also registered a increase at some stage in the duration.