The Ministry of Commerce & Industry recently stated that India has started exporting cereals like rice and wheat to new destinations to push the country’s agricultural shipments. Sudan, Poland, Bolivia, Colombia, Congo, Ghana, Yemen, Indonesia, Bhutan, Philippines, Iran, Cambodia and Myanmar are some of the newer destinations.
“India’s overall exports of cereals have seen a sharp spike in 2020-21 with the export of non-basmati rice growing by 136.04 per cent to USD 4,794.54 million; wheat by 774.17 per cent to USD 549.16 million; and other cereals (Millets, Maize and other coarse gains) by 238.28 per cent to USD 694.14 million,” the ministry added.
India shipped 1.53 lakh tonne of non-basmati rice to nine countries, including Timor-Leste, Puerto Rico, Papua New Guinea, Zimbabwe, Burundi, Eswatini, and Nicaragua in 2020-21. Similarly, the volume of exports of wheat to Yemen, Indonesia, Bhutan, Philippines, Iran, Cambodia and Myanmar rose to 1.48 lakh tonne in 2020-21.
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