Exports of processed food and other agricultural goods from India are to increase by 20% in the current financial year, despite much of the country being hit by drought, according to the Indian Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority.

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Chairman Anil Swarup said that processed foods, flowers and fruits including mango and grapes have been selling particularly well, with gherkin exports expected to rise 25%. There have been problems exporting groundnuts, guar gum, milk and milk products, however, said Swarup.
 
Last year’s Indian food exports were worth R101bn (US$2.16bn).

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