PRAYAGRAJ, April 11 -- Farmers in the Prayagraj division have expanded beyond local mandis to tap into global markets, resulting in a notable increase in agricultural exports. The shift resulted in record outbound shipments during the financial year 2025-26, officials said on Saturday.

Assistant agriculture marketing officer Dinesh Chandra said the division exported 19,172.9 metric tonnes of rice, generating Rs.75.77 crore in foreign exchange. The export basket also included aonla, green vegetables like okra and green chillies, along with groundnuts and non-basmati rice.

Rice emerged as the leading export commodity, accounting for the bulk of the division's total agricultural export volume, which stood at 19,683.71 metric tonnes worth R...