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India’s exports of agricultural and processed food products have commenced on a brisk note in the current fiscal, with shipments rising by over 7% on year to $5.96 billion in April-June 2025.
Performance in Key Agricultural Commodities
The rise in farm-sector shipments were driven primarily by a sharp increase in exports of rice, buffalo meat and fruits and vegetables.
The rice exports, including basmati and non-basmati varieties, rose by over 3.5% to $ 2.9 billion in the first quarter of 2025-26 compared to previous year. In FY25, the rice exports were at a record $ 12.47 billion, an increase of over 20% compared to 2023-24.
“There is strong demand for Indian rice in the international market, and exports are expected to rise in the next quarter as low stock levels in competing countries like Myanmar and Pakistan have shifted global buyers interest towards India,” Ranjit Singh Jossan, vice president, the Basmati Rice Millers and Exporters Association, Punjab, told FE.
India’s Global Agri-Food Market Share
Trade sources say India’s dominance in global rice trade has been restored with a spike in shipments, especially to Africa and Southeast Asian countries.
India has been the largest exporter of rice for a decade now and currently has share of over 40% in the global grain trade.
“The rice exports in current and upcoming quarters look promising and will surely be better than the previous quarters as the crop has not even been affected by recent spurt in rains,”Amit Goel, founder and managing director, KNAM foods, a leading exporter of basmati rice, said.
The government started easing restrictions on rice exports in September 2024 on prospects of bumper output and significantly higher stocks, around a year after they were imposed. It has since removed all export restrictions, including the minimum export price, on rice shipments.
According to data provided by the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, the shipment of buffalo meat, dairy and poultry products in the first quarter of FY26, increased by over 17% to $1.18 billion, and fruits and vegetables by 13% to $0.95 billion respectively.
Officials said that in the past decade, there has been a rise in demand for the Indian bovine meat across the globe due to its quality and nutrient value.
India has emerged as the second biggest exporter of buffalo meat and the export destinations are Vietnam, Malaysia, Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.
The Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) coordinates buffalo meat exports through approved integrated meat plants and these plants are inspected by importing countries.
The exports of products under APEDA basket rose to $25.14 billion during the 2024-25, an increase of over 12% compared to FY24.
The share of exports of products under the APEDA basket is around 51% in the total shipments of agricultural produce. The rest of the agricultural product exports include marine, tobacco, coffee, and tea.
Officials said that there has been rising demand for several agricultural products such as bananas, mangoes, processed fruits and juices, fruits and vegetables seeds and processed vegetables across the world.
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