Main Exports
India's biggest farm exports include basmati and non-basmati rice, spices, sugar, fresh fruits and vegetables, oilseeds and oil meals (groundnut, sesame, soymeal), cashew kernels, castor oil, guar gum, cotton and yarn, tea and coffee, and processed foods. Export promotion is led by APEDA and the commodity boards.
Main Imports
India imports large volumes of edible oil (palm, soybean and sunflower oil), pulses (tur, urad, masoor, yellow peas, chana), raw cashew from Africa, almonds and other nuts, apples and other fruits, and occasionally wheat or maize when domestic supply is short. Import duties and quotas change often to balance farmer and consumer interests.
Trade by Country
See what each major buying country takes from India: all export markets.
- Bangladesh
- United Arab Emirates
- Saudi Arabia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Nepal
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Netherlands
- Malaysia
- Indonesia
- Vietnam
- China
- Sri Lanka
Rules That Move Trade
Export bans, minimum export prices and duties on onion, rice, wheat and sugar; import duties on edible oils and pulses; stock limits on traders; and buffer-stock releases all shape prices. See export policy and stock limits.
Trade Fairs Where Indian Agri Exporters Show
In India and abroad — food, agri-produce and farm-machinery fairs. This is a general guide; dates and venues change, so check the organiser's current information.
- AAHAR — International Food & Hospitality FairPragati Maidan, New Delhi · ITPOAboutNext dates
- IndusfoodIndia Expo Mart, Greater Noida · Trade Promotion Council of IndiaAboutNext dates
- KISAN FairPIECC Moshi, Pune · Kisan ForumAboutNext dates
- EIMA Agrimach IndiaIARI Pusa, New Delhi · FICCI and FederUnacomaAboutNext dates
- World Food IndiaBharat Mandapam, New Delhi · Ministry of Food Processing IndustriesAboutNext dates
- Krishi Mela, UAS BangaloreGKVK campus, Bengaluru · University of Agricultural Sciences, BengaluruAboutNext dates
- Agrotech IndiaParade Ground, Chandigarh · CIIAboutNext dates
- GulfoodDubai World Trade Centre, Dubai · DWTCAboutNext dates
- SIAL ParisParis-Nord Villepinte, Paris · ComexposiumAboutNext dates
- AnugaKoelnmesse, Cologne · KoelnmesseAboutNext dates
- BioFachNuremberg · NürnbergMesse; APEDA leads the India pavilionAboutNext dates
- AgritechnicaHanover · DLGAboutNext dates
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