Most exported agricultural products

Export of agro products from India to overseas countries is very profitable and it can be done easily by having an idea about various agricultural products exported from India and their history. The reason for crafting this article is to provide exporter with the information regarding top agricultural products exported from India. After going through this list, you will have a rough idea about agricultural products export market i.e. where to export, which country is largest importer of agricultural products, what specific product to export. India since ages is known to be an agrarian country and nearly 60% of its population is dependent on agriculture for living. In the present time, India’s agricultural export amounts to $33.87 billion as per 2017 trade data. This amounts to 10.5% of total export that Indian does.

If you are willing to start export business then these statistics will help you to determine the export opportunity in agricultural products. Before jumping into statistics, let’s go through different types of agricultural products and their classification.

The major agricultural products can be classified within foods, fibers and raw materials. Further we can divide them into primary food crops, secondary food crops and cash crops.

• Primary food crops include cereals (grains), vegetables, fruits, oils and spices.

• Fibers include cotton, wool, hemp, silk and flax.

• Raw materials include lumber and bamboo.

List of agro products exported from India:

• Basmati rice

• Non basmati rice

• Cereal preparations

• Fresh onions

• Pulses

• Fresh grapes

• Guargum

• Misc processed items

• Alcoholic beverages

• Processed vegetables

• Dairy products

• Pulses

• Cocoa products

• Milled products

Moreover these products are classified in the following categories:

• fruits

• vegetables

• fibres

• Cereals

• Coffee, tea, cocoa and spices

• raw sugar

Let’s go through these in details:

Basmati Rice and Non-Basmati Rice:

India is one of the leading exporters of Basmati rice to the world. In the 2016-17 session, India almost exported 400480 MT of Basmati rice of price Rs 21605 crores. Largest importers of Indian Basmati rice are Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran, Iraq and Kuwait.

India approximately exported 4305592 MT of non-basmati rice to the world in the year 2016-17. Benin was the largest importer in 2017 of Non-Basmati rice. Other top importers are Nepal, Senegal, Guinea and Iraq. The total amount of export was Rs 1027510 lakhs.

Fresh Vegetables:

During the session 2016 – 2017, India almost exported Rs 5922 crores of fresh vegetables to the world. UAE, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, UK are the major countries to which India exports fresh vegetables.

Fresh Fruits:

India exported fresh fruits worth Rs 4448.88 crores in the year 2016-17. India is considered as largest producer of bananas, Papayas, and mangoes. Top importer of Indian fresh fruits are Pakistan, Qatar, Sri Lanka, UAE, etc.

Ground Nuts:

In 2016-17 India exported a total of 725703.35 MT of ground nut to the world and earned profit Rs 544433 lakhs. Indonesia was the largest importer of Indian Ground nut 185902 MT costing Rs 144495 lakhs. Other top exporters are Vietnam, Pakistan, Philippines, etc.

Processed Fruits and Juices:

Export of processed fruits and juices has increased to multi fold in 2016-17. In 2017, export of processed fruits and juices grew by 8.3% with a total export of $460 million from previous years $425 million. This clearly shows, India has focused more on processed fruits and juices rather than fresh fruits which has seen decline.

Cereal Preparations:

India also exports cereals and cereal preparations that includes biscuits, corn flakes, bread, etc. India exported 340873.188 MT of cereal preparations to the world in FY 2016-17 with the profit of Rs 3572.61 crores. USA, UAE, Nepal, etc. are the top most importer of cereal preparations from India.

Guargam:

In the financial year 2016-17 India exported a total of 419948.39 MT of Guargam to the world with a total cost of Rs 310662.07 lakhs. USA was the largest importer with 178001.42 MT of import. Other importers were Norway, China, Russia and Germany.

Miscellaneous Processed Items:

India is also exports miscellaneous processed items like tomato sauce, pan masala, jiggery, etc. India exported 283265 MT of such goods with a total cost of Rs 2570.48 crores in the session 2016-17. The top importers of such products are USA, Nepal, UAE, Bangladesh and Australia.

Alcoholic Beverages:

In financial year 2016-17 India exported a total of 231333 MT of alcoholic beverages to the world earning Rs 2000.63 crores. The major importing countries were UAE, Ghana, Nigeria, Singapore, and Netherlands. Alcoholic beverages include whisky, Rum, wine etc.

Processed Vegetables:

Processed Vegetable export from April to December 2017 from India was $197 million which has saw 3.9% growth in comparison to last year for the same period. India has focused more on processed vegetables rather than fresh vegetables because fresh vegetables showed a fall in export while processed vegetable export took lead.

Dairy Products:

Dairy products include butter, milk, milk powder, ghee, etc. which are exported worldwide. India approximately exported 39398.62 MT of dairy product gaining Rs 910.45 crores in the financial year 2016-17. Major importers of dairy products were Pakistan, UAE, Nepal, Bhutan, etc. India is the undisputed leader of dairy production in the world.

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There are many other agricultural products too that are exported from India which helps to maintain the trade balance of the country. Besides this, there are several export opportunities for the young exporters who are willing to export compound agricultural products.

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