India-EU Trade Deal Fuels Growth in Agricultural Exports

India-EU Trade Deal Fuels Growth in Agricultural Exports.webp

New Delhi, February 19 India's exports of agricultural products and automobiles are making greater inroads into European markets, recording healthy growth during April-December 2025, according to data from the Ministry of Commerce.

Of India's $19.3 billion in global automotive exports during the first nine months of 2025-26, the EU's share rose to 11.6 per cent from 9.8 per cent in April-December 2024, the data showed.

Shipments to the European Union, with which India has recently announced the conclusion of negotiations for a free trade agreement, grew from $1.6 billion in April-December 2024 to $2.2 billion in April-December 2025.

India's exports from this sector to the world also rose from $16.8 billion to $19.3 billion during the nine-month period of this fiscal.

Similarly, India's exports of fish, coffee, tea, spices, cereals, gums, and resins to the EU have also recorded healthy growth rates during the period under review.

Shipments of cereals have risen from $181 million during April-December 2024 to $339 million in April-December 2025.

Zero-duty access under the trade agreement will further boost the shipments of these goods.
 
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