Agriculture Food industry and Export

• India is one of the largest agricultural product exporters in the world. During 2021-22, the country recorded US$ 49.6 billion in total agriculture exports with a 20% increase from US$ 41.3 billion in 2020-21. India’s agriculture sector primarily exports agri & allied products, marine products, plantation, and textile & allied products. Agri & allied products exports were valued at US$ 37.3 billion, recording a growth of 17% over 2020-21. 1
• Rice is the largest exported agricultural product from India and contributed to more than 19% of the total agriculture export during the year 2021-22. Sugar, spices and buffalo meat are among the largest exported products with the contribution of 9%, 8% and 7% to 2021-22 agriculture exports, respectively. Wheat exports were valued at US$ 2.1 billion in 2021-22 after recording significant growth over exports of US$ 568 million in 2020-21. Coffee exports have crossed US$ 1 billion for the first time, which has improved realizations for coffee growers in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Higher exports of marine products, at US$ 7.7 billion, is benefitting farmers in the coastal states of West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra and Gujarat. 2
• The largest importers of Indias agricultural products are USA, Bangladesh, China, UAE, Indonesia, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Nepal and Malaysia. The other importing countries are Korea, Japan, Italy, and the UK. During 2021-22, USA was the largest importer of Indian agricultural products at US$ 5.7 billion with share at 11.5% of the total exports. Bangladesh is the major importer of Agri & allied products at US$ 3.8 billion followed by UAE at US$ 2.3 billion. USA and China are major importer of Indias marine products. 3
• Our offered range mainly includes refined edible oil, which is very healthy and is widely used for making various delicious dishes. 4