India exported agricultural commodities worth ₹2.74 lakh crore till February of the 2020-21 fiscal, a 16.9% increase from ₹2.31 lakh crore in the year earlier, notwithstanding the pandemic, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday. Similarly, imports of agriculture and allied commodities increased by 3% to ₹1,41,034 crore during the April-February period of 2020-21 from ₹1,37,014 crore in the year earlier period. During April-February of the 2020-21 fiscal, the country exported agri-commodities worth ₹2.74 lakh crore as against ₹2.31 lakh crore in the same period of the previous year. Among agri-commodities exported, wheat shipments rose in terms of value to ₹3,283 crore in April-February, from ₹425 crore in the year-earlier period. In the case of non-basmati rice export, the ministry said the shipments increased to ₹30,277 crore in April-February of 2020-21 from ₹13,030 crore in the year-earlier period.

Source: The Hindu April 22, 2021 00:29 UTC