Agri and Food Export Earnings Fluctuate in November

16-Dec-2025 04:36 PM

New Delhi: Data released by the Union Ministry of Commerce shows a sharp decline of approximately 30 percent in Indian rice export earnings during November 2025 compared to November 2024.  Earnings from the export of other oilseeds, including groundnuts, also decreased.

However, export earnings from tea, coffee, spices, cashews, and oil meals registered an increase. During the period under review, imports of silver, cotton, cotton waste, pulses, fruits, and vegetables increased, but import expenditure on edible oils, petroleum, and gold decreased.

According to the Ministry of Commerce data, rice exports earned $1.10 billion in November 2024, which fell to $791.9 million in November 2025. On the other hand, spice export earnings increased by about 13 percent to $358.46 million,

and coffee export earnings jumped by 34 percent to $134.8 million. Dairy product exports also increased, but oilseed export earnings slipped by 2 percent to $114 million. Good earnings were received from the export of processed cashew kernels and oil meals.

Despite the suspension of customs duties and softer global market prices, expenditure on the import of cotton and cotton waste in November increased sharply by 75.3 percent to $299.4 million, clearly indicating a significant increase in import volume.

Similarly, expenditure on pulse imports in November 2025 improved by 1.1 percent to $494.4 million. It is worth noting that a 30 percent import duty on yellow peas was implemented from November,

while a 10 percent customs duty was already in effect on desi chickpeas and lentils. There is no import duty on urad and tur. In November, the import bill for edible oils fell by nearly 20 percent to $1.50 billion.