Can simple products within configurable ones be exported individually?

Yes, this is how Product Feeds module works.

If you need the opposite, i.e. your simple products should get attribute values from configurable ones, you can set the Parent option to “Yes” while generating a feed.

 

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See more details on Product Feed page

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