SME Times is powered by   
Search News
Just in:   • Coal production from India's commercial mines jumps 16.4 pc in April-June quarter  • India poised to become 3rd-largest economy by 2030, overtaking Germany: Hardeep Puri  • India's industrial production registers 1.2 per cent growth in May  • Govt committed to building safe and smart energy future: Minister  • Sanchez defends Spain's defence budget in response to Trump's threats 
Last updated: 06 Aug, 2022  

Wheat.9.Thmb.jpg Agri, processed food products exports up by 31%

Wheat.9.jpg
   Top Stories
» India poised to become 3rd-largest economy by 2030, overtaking Germany: Hardeep Puri
» India's industrial production registers 1.2 per cent growth in May
» Govt committed to building safe and smart energy future: Minister
» QCOs benefit MSMEs by enhancing product quality, consumer satisfaction: Piyush Goyal
» Stock market opens higher as Trump indicates ‘great’ trade deal with India
IANS | 06 Aug, 2022
Exports of agricultural and processed food products rose by 31 per cent in the first three months of the current financial Year 2022-23 (April-June) in comparison to the corresponding period of FY 2021-22, as per government data.

As per the provisional data released by the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S), the overall export of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) products increased to $7,408 million in April-June 2022 from $5,663 million over the same period of the last fiscal. The export target for April-June 2022-23 was fixed at $5,890 million.

The initiatives taken by the APEDA that works under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry have helped the country in achieving 31 per cent of the total export target in the first quarter of the current fiscal.

For 2022-23, an export target of $23.56 billion has been fixed by APEDA for the agricultural and processed food products basket.

As per the DGCI&S provisional data, fresh fruits and vegetables registered four per cent growth, while processed fruits and vegetables recorded a significant growth of 59.71 per cent (April-June 2022) in comparison to corresponding months of the previous year.

Also, processed food products like cereals and miscellaneous processed items reported a growth of 37.66 per cent in comparison to the first quarter of the previous year.

In April-June, 2021, fresh fruits and vegetables were exported to the tune of $394 million that increased to $409 million in the corresponding months of the current fiscal. Exports of processed F&V jumped to $490 million in Q1 of the current fiscal from $307 million in the corresponding months of the previous year.
 
Print the Page
Add to Favorite
 
Share this on :
 

Please comment on this story:
 
Subject :
Message:
(Maximum 1500 characters)  Characters left 1500
Your name:
 

 
  Customs Exchange Rates
Currency Import Export
US Dollar
84.35
82.60
UK Pound
106.35
102.90
Euro
92.50
89.35
Japanese Yen 55.05 53.40
As on 12 Oct, 2024
  Daily Poll
Do you think Indian businesses will be negatively affected by Trump's America First Policy?
 Yes
 No
 Can't Say
  Commented Stories
 
 
About Us  |   Advertise with Us  
  Useful Links  |   Terms and Conditions  |   Disclaimer  |   Contact Us  
Follow Us : Facebook Twitter