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ATM News Network: Exports of agricultural and allied products have grown significantly over the past few years. Exports of agricultural and allied products in 2019-20 were worth Rs 2,52,400 crore. The same has increased to Rs 3,10,130 crore in 2020-21 to 22.87 percent, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar informed in Parliament.
Exports of agricultural and allied products have reached an all-time high of Rs 3,74,611 crore in the last year i.e. 2021-22. It has increased by 20.79 percent, said a statement issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
Tomar said that in the western region, Gujarat and Maharashtra led the way in exports of agricultural and allied products. It is followed by Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal in the east, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana in the northern region, and Karnataka and Kerala in the southern region.
Out of the exported commodities, the value of marine products increased by Rs 13,734.61 crore in the financial year 2021-22. The value of sugar increased by Rs 13,676.12 crore.
The value of wheat exported has increased by Rs 11,672.37 crore in the financial year 2021-22. With the exception of Basmati, rice has increased by Rs 10,168.39 crore, said the minister.
Exports of raw cotton, including waste, increased by Rs 7,038.66 crore. While the value of other cereals has increased by Rs 2911.04 in 2021-22.
In 2021-22, exports of dairy products have increased by Rs 2,352.93 crore, while the value of coffee has increased by Rs 2,273.97 crore. Exports of castor oil increased by Rs 1,952.36 crore, while the value of miscellaneous processed goods increased by Rs 2,311.86 crore.
