BAGHDAD- Iraqi oil exports rose to 2.876 million barrels per day in October, from 2.613 million bpd in the previous month, the oil ministry said on Sunday.

Exports from the country's southern Basra terminals reached 2.77 million bpd in October, up from 2.5 million bpd the month before, the ministry added.

Oil shipments from Kirkuk through Ceyhan averaged around 92,484 bpd in October.

Iraq's October revenue from oil, its main source of income, stood at $3.43 billion with an average price per barrel of $38.48

(Reporting by Ahmed Rasheed; Editing by Angus MacSwan) ((ahmed.rasheed@thomsonreuters.com; +964-7901-947-131; Reuters Messaging: ahmed.rasheed.thomsonreuters.com@thomsonreuters.net))