Required Report - public distribution

**Date:** 10/13/2006

**GAIN Report Number:** IN6094

IN6094

**India**

**Planting Seeds**

**Annual**

**2006**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Holly Higgins

U.S. Embassy, New Delhi

**Prepared by:**

Santosh Kr. Singh

**Report Highlights:**

India's planting seed imports during the Indian fiscal year (IFY)
2005/06 (April/March) increased to \$ 30.4 million compared to \$ 21.6
the previous year. However, the US share

declined to 12.8 percent from 16.9 percent over the same period.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Annual Report

New Delhi \[IN1\]

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**Table 1: India's Planting Seed (ITC HS 1209) Imports in IFY 2005/06
and 2004/05.**

(Quantity in metric tons; Value in thousand US\$).

  -------------- ----------------------- -------------- ------------ -------------- ------------
  **HS Code**    **Product/Origin**      **Quantity**   **Value**    **Quantity**   **Value**

  **12091000**   **Sugar beet**          **3.00**       **45.6**     **0.20**       **1.5**

  ** **          France                  3.00           45.6         0.00           0.0

                 USA                     0.00           0.0          0.20           1.5

  **12092200**   **Clover**              **1616.00**    **1050.5**   **1040.00**    **916.8**

                 Egypt                   1616.00        1050.5       1040.00        916.8

  **12092400**   **Kentucky blue grass** **1.05**       **6.0**      **1.06**       **5.3**

                 USA                     1.05           6.0          1.06           5.3

  **12092990**   **Other forage crops**  **0.81**       **34.1**     **0.55**       **4.6**

  ** **          Costa Rica              0.38           23.8         0.00           0.0

  ** **          Indonesia               0.38           2.7          0.00           0.0

  ** **          Netherland              0.05           6.6          0.00           0.0

  ** **          Thailand                0.00           0.9          0.00           0.0

                 USA                     0.00           0.0          0.55           4.6

  **12093000**   **Herbaceous plants**   **9.26**       **617.2**    **11.26**      **973.0**

                 Australia               0.00           0.0          0.02           2.8

                 Bangladesh              0.00           0.0          0.02           10.5

                 Taiwan                  0.00           0.0          1.15           386.4

                 France                  6.54           38.4         0.12           21.1

                 Germany                 0.12           17.8         0.00           0.0

                 Indonesia               0.36           7.7          0.00           0.0

                 Italy                   0.00           0.0          0.00           0.1

                 Japan                   0.00           0.0          0.00           12.6

                 Mauritius               0.08           2.0          0.10           2.4

                 Netherlands             0.55           163.6        1.94           55.9

                 South Africa            0.00           0.0          0.04           5.7

                 Thailand                0.61           141.1        0.56           97.2

                 Turkey                  0.00           0.0          0.10           3.3

                 UK                      0.25           22.9         0.22           14.8

                 USA                     0.75           223.7        6.99           360.3

  **12099110**   **Cabbage**             **80.40**      **5628.4**   **49.69**      **3805.9**

                 Australia               1.45           147.8        2.45           208.3

                 Chile                   0.00           0.0          0.75           77.5

                 Taiwan                  0.47           350.8        0.53           147.5

                 China                   0.08           5.4          0.00           0.0

                 Denmark                 4.98           94.7         3.50           68.7

                 France                  0.66           63.9         0.84           42.7

                 Italy                   3.63           238.4        0.79           38.0

                 Japan                   6.27           614.1        5.64           666.6

                 Korea RP                17.91          908.0        7.97           851.0

                 Netherlands             23.72          2051.2       6.40           752.2

                 New Zealand             2.41           85.3         2.78           120.4

                 Thailand                0.02           2.7          0.00           0.0

                 USA                     18.80          1065.9       18.04          833.0
  -------------- ----------------------- -------------- ------------ -------------- ------------

  -------------- ----------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
  **12099120**   **Cauliflower**   **32.66**    **3920.3**   **38.06**    **3192.6**

                 Australia         1.60         169.7        4.03         199.2

                 Chile             1.84         35.8         0.10         1.7

                 Taiwan            0.56         78.6         1.01         73.7

                 China             2.70         356.6        1.02         135.2

                 Denmark           1.82         289.7        0.05         9.7

                 France            4.11         803.2        4.21         628.5

                 Germany           0.08         15.0         0.00         0.0

                 Italy             0.00         0.0          0.00         0.2

                 Japan             2.65         531.4        1.23         285.4

                 Korea RP          0.00         1.3          1.02         65.5

                 Netherlands       8.17         1020.6       7.73         624.8

                 New Zealand       2.44         20.2         6.40         24.1

                 Switzerland       0.10         13.5         0.00         0.0

                 Thailand          0.03         8.0          0.00         0.0

                 USA               6.56         576.7        11.26        1144.5

  **12099130**   **Onion**         **7.19**     **187.7**    **6.54**     **92.2**

  ** **          Italy             0.02         0.5          0.00         0.0

  ** **          Japan             0.08         0.8          0.00         0.0

                 Netherlands       0.76         65.8         0.10         0.1

                 Philippines       1.00         12.8         0.00         0.0

                 South Africa      4.80         92.2         6.09         78.9

                 USA               0.63         15.6         0.35         13.2

  **12099140**   **Pea**           **81.19**    **86.8**     **0.00**     **0.0**

                 Japan             0.49         0.6          0.00         0.0

                 New Zealand       80.60        86.0         0.00         0.0

                 Thailand          0.10         0.2          0.00         0.0

  **12099150**   **Radish**        **237.66**   **969.3**    **104.86**   **496.1**

                 Australia         0.00         0.0          45.45        190.2

                 Chile             2.93         15.5         0.00         0.0

                 China P Rp        10.24        92.3         0.00         0.0

                 Denmark           3.25         15.4         0.00         0.0

                 France            0.15         1.1          0.00         0.0

                 Hong Kong         0.00         0.0          1.00         32.4

                 Italy             86.42        217.4        0.09         0.5

                 Japan             7.01         40.3         4.02         22.5

                 Korea RP          50.29        256.5        41.60        200.8

                 New Zealand       72.35        297.4        12.70        49.7

                 South Africa      5.02         33.4         0.00         0.0
  -------------- ----------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------

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  **12099160**   **Tomato**       **8.56**     **883.3**     **2.41**     **315.7**

  ** **          Taiwan           0.42         247.9         **0.00**     0.0

                 China            6.31         308.3         0.48         60.1

                 France           0.08         4.3           0.47         14.6

                 Hong Kong        0.05         9.3           0.27         38.7

                 Italy            0.03         0.3           0.00         0.0

                 Japan            0.00         0.0           0.02         6.7

                 Kenya            0.01         0.2           0.00         0.0

                 Korea DP RP      0.03         11.3          0.00         0.0

                 Korea RP         0.13         27.7          0.04         15.2

                 Netherlands      0.04         8.8           0.08         38.9

                 Pakistan         0.01         1.4           0.00         0.0

                 Thailand         0.86         172.7         0.75         102.1

                 USA              0.59         91.1          0.30         39.2

  **12099190**   **Other          **520.14**   **14041.7**   **706.56**   **10487.4**
                 vegetable**                                              

                 Australia        31.61        319.7         13.14        142.1

                 Bulgaria         0.00         0.0           0.03         0.3

                 Chile            16.23        282.8         19.46        325.4

                 Taiwan           10.13        998.1         0.72         355.2

                 China            36.42        1427.2        24.79        1099.6

                 Denmark          22.62        283.7         10.96        220.7

                 France           19.51        322.9         25.60        430.2

                 Germany          0.00         0.0           0.00         0.1

                 Hong Kong        0.10         2.8           0.00         0.0

                 Indonesia        0.19         21.4          0.00         0.0

                 Iran             0.02         5.1           19.00        6.1

                 Israel           0.00         3.6           0.10         12.0

                 Italy            66.78        196.4         42.37        171.8

                 Japan            76.20        823.7         35.94        483.9

                 Korea DP RP      0.57         180.5         0.00         0.0

                 Korea RP         3.95         626.0         18.78        1530.3

                 Malaysia         0.00         0.0           0.01         0.0

                 Mauritius        0.06         1.1           0.00         0.0

                 Myanmar          0.00         0.0           221.15       42.6

                 Netherlands      57.55        3837.0        54.91        2143.8

                 New Zealand      14.07        167.0         6.62         81.7

                 Pakistan         0.00         0.0           66.00        39.6

                 Peru             0.02         1.7           0.00         0.0

                 Philippines      0.15         0.9           0.00         0.0

                 Singapore        0.00         0.0           0.20         4.9

                 South Africa     1.55         8.3           0.00         0.0

                 Tanzania         2.50         62.3          11.00        148.6

                 Thailand         51.61        3185.9        64.36        2210.0

                 UK               0.05         4.1           0.00         0.1

                 Vietnam          0.15         5.5           0.13         32.3

                 USA              108.10       1273.9        71.29        1006.1
  -------------- ---------------- ------------ ------------- ------------ -------------

  -------------- ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **12099910**   **Fruits**       **51.62**     **320.4**     **101.56**    **560.6**

                 Afghanistan      0.00          0.0           18.00         4.7

                 Australia        0.00          0.0           0.03          0.2

                 Taiwan           0.00          0.0           1.80          50.1

                 China            4.28          113.9         9.97          277.9

                 Korea RP         0.01          2.4           0.05          12.1

                 Mauritius        0.97          11.5          0.00          0.0

                 Netherlands      0.00          0.0           0.50          1.4

                 Pakistan         25.20         22.1          51.88         50.3

                 South Africa     0.51          7.3           0.00          0.0

                 Thailand         0.63          24.6          0.10          8.2

                 USA              20.02         138.7         19.23         155.7

  **12099990**   **Other seeds**  **103.81**    **2563.3**    **94.72**     **795.2**

                 Australia        0.10          13.5          0.00          1.1

                 Brazil           0.10          1.5           0.00          0.0

                 Taiwan           0.00          0.0           2.65          307.7

                 China            8.81          713.8         1.03          27.9

                 Costa Rica       0.39          22.4          0.76          43.0

                 Denmark          6.60          91.3          0.00          0.0

                 France           4.88          137.6         0.00          0.0

                 Germany          0.38          12.4          0.00          0.0

                 Indonesia        1.11          25.5          0.00          0.0

                 Italy            4.11          27.9          0.54          3.4

                 Japan            0.13          16.7          0.20          0.3

                 Korea RP         2.73          208.3         0.30          46.1

                 Mauritania       1.76          21.4          0.51          5.1

                 Mauritius        5.67          99.5          0.88          15.5

                 Netherlands      5.78          109.0         3.70          58.1

                 New Zealand      1.00          8.3           0.00          0.0

                 Pakistan         22.50         20.2          0.00          0.0

                 South Africa     0.31          9.7           0.00          0.0

                 Thailand         15.50         523.8         77.57         195.2

                 UAE              0.30          4.7           0.00          0.0

                 Zimbabwe         0.24          1.8           0.26          1.0

                 USA              21.41         494.0         6.32          90.7

                 **TOTAL**        **2672.16**   **30354.6**   **2157.47**   **21647.0**

                 **FROM USA**     **69.96**     **3885.6**    **64.43**     **3654.0**

                 **US Share**     **2.62**      **404.7**     **2.99**      **16.9**
  -------------- ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

Source: Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics,
Ministry of Commerce.

**Table 2: India's Planting Seed Exports (ITC HS 1209) in IFY 2005/06
and 2004/05.**

(Quantity in metric tons; Value in thousand US\$).

  -------------- -------------------- ----------- -------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -------------- ----------- ----------- ----
  **HS Code**    **Product/Origin**               **Quantity**               **Value**               **Quantity**               **Value**   

  **12091000**   **Sugarbeet seed**               **0.03**                   **0.7**                 **1.37**                   **4.0**     

                 New Zealand                      0.00                       0.0                     0.02                       1.0         

                 UK                               0.03                       0.7                     0.00                       0.0         

                 USA                              0.00                       0.0                     1.35                       3.0         

  **12092100**   **Lucerne**                      **83.00**                  **111.8**               **27.00**                  **9.1**     

                 Malaysia                         0.00                       0.0                     27.00                      9.1         

                 Pakistan                         83.00                      111.8                   0.00                       0.0         

  **12092200**   **Clover**                       **14.03**                  **9.3**                 **16.00**                  2.6         

  ** **          Australia                        0.80                       0.8                     0.00                       0.0         

                 Cyprus                           12.23                      8.0                     16.00                      2.6         

                 USA                              1.00                       0.5                     0.00                       0.0         

  **12092600**   **Timothy grass**                **0.00**                   **0.0**                 **502.00**                 **144.2**   

                 Pakistan                         0.00                       0.0                     334.00                     96.7        

                 Saudi Arabia                     0.00                       0.0                     168.00                     47.5        

  **12092910**   **Australian Lupine              **49.24**                  **28.5**                **18.55**                  **6.8**     
                 seeds**                                                                                                                    

  ** **          Baharain Is                      9.24                       15.3                    0.00                       0.0         

                 Canada                           0.00                       0.0                     0.15                       0.0         

                 Italy                            0.00                       0.0                     18.40                      6.7         

                 Pakistan                         40.00                      13.2                    0.00                       0.0         

                 UK                               0.00                       0.0                     0.00                       0.0         

  **12092990**   **Other forage                   **637.74**                 **384.3**               **663.74**                 **625.3**   
                 seeds**                                                                                                                    

                 Australia                        0.00                       0.0                     0.10                       0.8         

                 Bangladesh                       0.00                       0.0                     0.24                       1.5         

                 Canada                           0.12                       0.4                     0.00                       0.0         

                 Taiwan                           0.00                       0.0                     145.00                     63.9        

                 China                            0.00                       0.0                     1.00                       11.1        

                 Egypt                            70.00                      55.6                    0.00                       0.0         

                 El Salvador                      0.00                       0.0                     0.03                       0.5         

                 France                           1.00                       6.8                     7.54                       91.9        

                 Germany                          0.02                       0.1                     0.79                       7.3         

                 Honduras                         0.06                       0.5                     0.00                       0.0         

                 Italy                            0.00                       0.0                     7.98                       54.8        

                 Japan                            7.88                       26.3                    0.00                       0.0         

                 Nepal                            4.81                       14.8                    8.10                       5.7         

                 Netherland                       65.00                      39.3                    0.00                       0.0         

                 Oman                             0.00                       0.0                     0.20                       0.3         

                 Pakistan                         381.70                     197.1                   444.23                     164.4       

                 Philippines                      0.01                       1.6                     0.00                       0.0         

                 Saudi Arabia                     105.00                     36.4                    5.16                       28.1        

                 South Africa                     0.14                       1.0                     2.00                       7.9         

                 Spain                            0.00                       0.0                     0.12                       3.7         

                 Sri Lanka                        0.00                       0.0                     1.00                       2.6         

                 Sweden                           0.00                       0.0                     0.01                       0.4         

                 UK                               0.00                       0.0                     0.96                       2.8         

                 Vietnam                          0.00                       0.0                     0.09                       1.8         

                 USA                              2.00                       4.4                     39.19                      175.9       

  **12093000**   **Herbaceous         **27.59**                  **943.7**               **18.52**                  **373.3**               
                 plants**                                                                                                                   

                 Australia            0.31                       3.1                     1.27                       2.9                     

                 Canada               0.57                       8.9                     0.00                       0.0                     

                 China                0.00                       0.0                     2.00                       13.6                    

                 France               1.17                       10.5                    0.33                       4.0                     

                 Germany              0.20                       7.5                     7.01                       14.6                    

                 Hong Kong            0.00                       0.0                     0.15                       13.2                    

                 Indonesia            0.02                       1.2                     0.00                       0.0                     

                 Italy                0.00                       0.0                     0.42                       4.3                     

                 Japan                9.86                       232.8                   0.82                       22.0                    

                 Korea RP             0.00                       0.3                     0.00                       0.0                     

                 Kuwait               0.13                       1.5                     0.00                       0.0                     

                 Malaysia             0.07                       0.1                     0.00                       0.0                     

                 Maldives             0.01                       0.2                     0.00                       0.0                     

                 Mauritius            0.01                       0.1                     0.04                       0.3                     

                 Nepal                0.00                       0.0                     0.06                       0.6                     

                 Netherland           2.36                       66.9                    1.15                       117.4                   

                 Oman                 0.20                       2.7                     0.00                       0.0                     

                 Russia               0.22                       15.7                    0.00                       0.0                     

                 Saudi Arabia         0.00                       0.0                     0.60                       20.8                    

                 Thailand             0.14                       4.2                     0.00                       0.0                     

                 UK                   1.01                       402.8                   2.00                       108.3                   

                 Vietnam              0.30                       2.1                     0.00                       0.0                     

                 USA                  11.01                      183.0                   2.67                       51.4                    

  **12099110**   **Cabbage**          **14.41**                  **295.4**               **82.89**                  **317.8**               

  ** **          Baharain Is          0.09                       3.3                     0.00                       0.0                     

                 Bangladesh           0.00                       0.0                     52.00                      27.5                    

                 Burkina FASO         0.06                       0.4                     0.00                       0.0                     

                 China                0.00                       0.0                     0.00                       0.7                     

                 France               0.00                       0.0                     0.05                       0.8                     

                 Jordan               0.00                       0.0                     0.09                       1.1                     

                 Malaysia             8.94                       254.8                   16.76                      105.2                   

                 Maldives             0.00                       0.0                     0.10                       0.3                     

                 Myanmar              0.00                       0.0                     1.80                       18.9                    

                 Netherlands          0.00                       0.0                     2.50                       29.1                    

                 Pakistan             4.14                       22.4                    6.55                       27.9                    

                 Saudi Arabia         0.10                       2.9                     1.46                       8.4                     

                 Singapore            0.33                       6.3                     0.99                       4.4                     

                 Spain                0.00                       0.3                     0.00                       0.0                     

                 Sri Lanka            0.00                       0.0                     0.05                       1.2                     

                 Tanzania             0.10                       0.1                     0.00                       0.0                     

                 Thailand             0.00                       0.0                     0.02                       7.9                     

                 UAE                  0.26                       0.8                     0.00                       0.6                     

                 USA                  0.39                       4.1                     0.52                       83.9                    
  -------------- -------------------- ----------- -------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -------------- ----------- ----------- ----

  -------------- ----------------- ------------ ----------- ------------ -----------
  **12099120**   **Cauliflower**   **0.00**     **0.0**     **1.09**     **70.6**

                 Bangladesh        0.00         0.0         0.22         10.4

                 Japan             0.00         0.0         0.52         51.7

                 Maldives          0.00         0.0         0.01         0.7

                 Nepal             0.00         0.0         0.03         1.6

                 New Zealand       0.00         0.0         0.01         0.1

                 Pakistan          0.00         0.0         0.20         1.7

                 USA               0.00         0.0         0.10         4.4

  **12099130**   **Onion seeds**   **265.92**   **692.6**   **149.05**   **493.2**

                 Bahrain           0.00         0.0         0.03         2.2

                 Bangladesh        5.00         8.3         12.00        22.7

                 Canada            0.00         0.0         0.05         0.4

                 France            0.50         2.0         0.00         0.0

                 Germany           0.00         0.0         0.03         0.1

                 Japan             3.62         36.4        0.97         9.6

                 Kenya             10.00        46.5        10.00        54.4

                 Netherlands       15.50        131.7       1.41         27.9

                 Pakistan          191.71       280.7       96.80        291.8

                 Singapore         1.00         8.3         0.00         0.0

                 South Africa      0.00         0.0         1.23         4.1

                 Sri Lanka         37.15        145.2       19.00        63.8

                 Trinidad          0.00         0.0         1.00         3.5

                 UAE               0.00         0.0         0.40         1.6

                 UK                0.19         0.7         6.10         10.8

                 USA               1.25         32.7        0.03         0.2

  **12099140**   **Peas**          **110.16**   **128.8**   **473.76**   **260.0**

                 Canada            0.00         0.0         0.80         2.3

                 France            0.11         0.3         0.00         0.0

                 Germany           0.02         0.0         0.00         0.0

                 Iran              18.00        27.4        0.00         0.0

                 Japan             10.18        21.2        1.50         6.5

                 Kuwait            0.10         11.2        0.00         0.0

                 Malaysia          0.00         0.0         0.30         0.4

                 New Zealand       0.20         1.2         466.60       0.0

                 Pakistan          40.45        21.6        0.00         217.4

                 Romania           3.00         2.1         0.20         0.0

                 Saudi Arabia      0.00         0.0         4.11         31.4

                 Singapore         0.00         0.0         0.25         1.7

                 UAE               19.00        30.0        0.00         0.3

                 UK                0.10         0.4         0.00         0.0

                 Ukraine           19.00        11.5        0.00         0.0

                 USA               0.00         1.6         0.00         0.0

  **12099150**   **Radish**        **0.70**     **2.2**     **31.30**    **37.3**

                 Bangladesh        0.00         0.0         25.00        15.8

                 Lebanon           0.20         0.2         0.00         0.0

                 Oman              0.50         2.0         0.30         0.6

                 Yemen             0.00         0.0         6.00         20.8
  -------------- ----------------- ------------ ----------- ------------ -----------

  -------------- ----------------- ----------- ------------ ----------- ------------
  **12099160**   **Tomato**        **44.12**   **1829.6**   **12.96**   **1131.6**

                 Bahrain Is        0.10        6.0          0.10        5.4

                 Bangladesh        0.91        98.4         1.83        136.3

                 Brazil            0.00        0.4          0.00        0.0

                 Burkina FASO      0.00        0.4          0.00        0.0

                 Canada            0.14        26.5         0.06        10.8

                 Taiwan            0.12        2.3          0.00        0.0

                 China             0.00        0.1          0.00        0.0

                 Czech Republic    0.01        0.5          0.00        0.0

                 Denmark           0.00        0.0          0.04        10.5

                 Egypt             2.22        117.9        0.16        11.5

                 France            0.68        70.4         0.07        27.3

                 Germany           0.30        8.5          0.37        39.2

                 Indonesia         0.01        0.7          0.08        4.5

                 Italy             0.22        39.1         1.15        165.2

                 Japan             0.16        16.0         1.13        42.7

                 Jordan            0.01        3.8          0.01        1.7

                 Kenya             1.48        17.6         0.01        4.2

                 Kuwait            0.03        3.6          0.00        0.0

                 Malaysia          0.01        1.0          0.00        0.0

                 Mauritius         0.00        0.0          0.05        5.0

                 Nepal             0.00        0.0          0.00        0.6

                 Netherland        19.19       219.9        1.71        135.2

                 Pakistan          0.10        11.0         0.68        8.4

                 Philippines       0.12        54.5         0.00        0.0

                 Qatar             1.22        10.8         0.10        2.1

                 Russia            0.50        33.0         0.00        0.0

                 South Africa      6.59        66.0         0.00        0.0

                 Thailand          0.22        25.9         0.32        29.9

                 Trinidad          0.01        3.9          0.07        4.2

                 Turkey            0.10        18.3         0.01        2.2

                 UAE               0.51        1.6          0.00        0.0

                 UK                1.06        135.1        0.00        0.0

                 Vietnam           0.05        5.0          0.13        14.4

                 USA               8.05        831.5        4.88        470.3
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  **12099190**   **Other           **3001.84**   **9594.0**   **2508.34**   **5669.7**
                 vegetable**                                                

                 Argentina         0.25          9.6          0.20          7.7

                 Australia         1.77          7.8          0.39          15.7

                 Austria           0.19          2.8          0.00          0.0

                 Bahrain           0.72          11.7         0.33          2.7

                 Bangladesh        413.05        695.2        594.08        441.9

                 Belgium           0.40          10.3         20.00         12.0

                 Canada            1.88          23.0         0.01          0.4

                 Taiwan            7.26          28.7         0.05          2.5

                 China             0.11          2.0          45.39         166.5

                 Cyprus            0.20          4.4          0.50          8.9

                 Czech Republic    0.00          0.0          0.06          2.3

                 Denmark           0.58          7.0          0.00          0.0

                 Ecuador           0.01          0.1          0.00          0.0

                 Egypt             40.00         29.4         1.21          14.8

                 Finland           0.50          2.8          0.00          0.0

                 France            14.13         272.6        1.76          24.6

                 Germany           11.34         95.5         11.17         265.9

                 Ghana             0.00          0.0          0.05          0.5

                 Hong Kong         0.09          1.9          0.00          1.2

                 Indonesia         1.00          66.4         20.16         28.3

                 Iran              0.00          0.0          80.00         224.8

                 Israel            0.05          6.9          0.04          2.9

                 Italy             37.38         412.3        1.44          31.6

                 Japan             28.36         501.7        49.19         556.3

                 Jordan            1.24          56.2         0.45          28.6

                 Kenya             3.14          68.2         0.23          5.9

                 Korea DP RP       0.00          0.0          0.05          2.7

                 Korea RP          0.67          14.5         4.23          19.9

                 Kuwait            0.00          0.0          0.52          8.2

                 Lebanon           18.10         18.2         0.00          0.0

                 Luxembourg        0.00          0.0          2.05          13.0

                 Madagascar        0.00          0.0          4.00          1.7

                 Malawi            0.40          0.7          0.00          0.0

                 Malaysia          82.54         486.2        24.99         130.1

                 Maldives          0.05          0.1          0.06          0.1

                 Mali              0.48          20.9         0.03          2.1

                 Mauritius         0.59          21.1         0.47          12.8

                 Myanmar           0.00          0.0          30.40         191.5

                 Mexico            10.00         10.4         0.00          0.0

                 Morocco           0.00          0.0          0.40          14.6

                 Namibia           0.00          0.0          0.04          5.5

                 Nepal             2.20          9.2          68.76         74.3

                 Netherland        45.06         1130.3       19.73         605.5

                 New Zealand       0.19          3.0          0.03          2.0

                 Nicaragua         0.10          3.4          0.00          0.0

                 Nigeria           0.10                       0.00          0.0
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                 Oman              10.49       101.8       6.12        69.3

                 Pakistan          1820.67     3734.4      1144.18     1266.7

                 Panama            0.00        0.0         0.20        5.7

                 Philippines       19.51       95.4        1.46        31.6

                 Qatar             0.70        3.3         0.20        1.6

                 Russia            12.20       91.9        1.18        34.0

                 Saudi Arabia      75.40       167.4       52.90       143.9

                 Singapore         5.13        23.6        0.46        17.8

                 South Africa      210.72      109.0       137.96      217.6

                 Spain             1.30        50.1        1.22        15.4

                 Sri Lanka         4.19        157.7       5.21        32.0

                 St. Kitts         0.00        0.0         0.00        0.1

                 Sudan             0.00        0.0         0.03        0.0

                 Sweden            0.03        0.1         0.00        0.0

                 Switzerland       40.00       12.6        5.00        29.9

                 Syria             0.00        0.0         2.02        14.2

                 Tanzania Rep      0.20        11.7        0.00        0.0

                 Thailand          3.06        60.4        2.82        57.3

                 Trinidad          0.01        4.3         0.00        0.0

                 Turkey            0.00        0.0         20.00       23.7

                 Uganda            1.56        15.5        0.31        3.0

                 UAE               1.84        36.6        1.36        16.2

                 UK                0.02        1.5         0.31        44.5

                 Vietnam           25.51       86.2        1.22        39.4

                 Yemen             11.55       29.3        2.70        39.8

                 USA               33.62       763.8       139.01      635.6

  **12099910**   **Fruit**         **70.75**   **523.9**   **30.68**   **484.8**

  ** **          Australia         0.05        0.1         0.00        0.0

  ** **          Baharain Is       0.50        0.8         0.01        0.0

                 Czech Republic    0.21        6.1         0.01        0.3

                 Egypt             0.00        0.0         0.05        0.4

                 France            0.00        0.0         0.32        1.9

                 Germany           0.00        0.0         0.35        7.7

                 Italy             16.04       205.5       23.00       323.2

                 Japan             0.54        3.5         0.62        21.7

                 Korea RP          0.00        0.0         0.32        0.8

                 Kuwait            1.06        16.2        0.25        4.0

                 Malaysia          51.20       252.9       0.00        0.0

                 Mauritius         0.00        0.0         0.01        0.2

                 Netherland        0.00        0.0         0.00        0.0

                 New Zealand       0.00        0.0         0.08        4.4

                 Pakistan          0.00        0.0         1.40        27.1
  -------------- ----------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

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                 Saudi Arabia      0.00          0.0          0.05          0.9

                 Singapore         0.00          0.0          0.10          1.1

                 South Africa      0.04          0.2          0.00          0.0

                 Sri Lanka         0.10          2.5          0.00          0.0

                 Switzerland       0.00          0.0          2.04          4.6

                 Turkey            0.00          0.0          0.01          1.0

                 UAE               0.00          0.0          0.14          2.6

                 Vietnam           0.01          0.3          0.00          0.0

                 USA               1.00          35.6         1.92          82.8

  **12099990**   **Other seeds**   **3202.42**   **6451.2**   **2207.89**   **5067.8**

                 Australia         0.00          0.3          0.43          11.6

                 Austria           0.30          6.3          0.00          0.0

                 Bahrain           0.63          2.5          10.00         3.2

                 Bangladesh        2192.41       1986.0       1064.26       664.9

                 Belgium           9.00          20.7         2.37          15.1

                 Canada            5.34          13.9         0.43          21.7

                 Taiwan            154.75        205.2        354.49        232.7

                 China             7.20          92.0         0.05          1.0

                 Czech Republic    0.01          0.5          0.10          2.6

                 Denmark           0.00          0.0          0.06          2.2

                 Egypt             294.01        351.0        0.00          0.0

                 France            10.02         91.6         5.41          100.9

                 Germany           1.75          33.0         2.56          27.9

                 Ghana             0.00          0.5          0.00          0.0

                 Honduras          0.05          0.2          0.00          0.0

                 Hong Kong         0.00          0.0          0.75          9.0

                 Indonesia         20.30         136.0        0.41          5.8

                 Iran              73.28         227.7        0.12          0.4

                 Israel            0.00          0.0          0.01          0.2

                 Italy             6.39          50.8         55.71         77.1

                 Japan             77.36         1166.0       37.45         915.2

                 Jordan            2.13          41.7         1.71          18.2

                 Kenya             0.08          2.2          0.01          0.8

                 Korea RP          0.10          1.5          2.12          31.8

                 Kuwait            1.96          21.9         2.00          1.4

                 Malaysia          35.00         244.7        56.92         364.7

                 Maldives          4.50          4.4          19.11         40.6

                 Mali              1.00          44.9         0.00          0.0

                 Mauritius         0.28          4.0          0.06          1.4

                 Myanmar           0.00          0.0          1.00          4.1

                 Mexico            0.00          0.0          0.14          2.4

                 Morocco           0.00          0.0          0.20          7.8

                 Nepal             6.58          16.2         0.77          7.5

                 Netherland        32.03         232.8        106.44        303.3

                 New Zealand       0.38          9.6          0.20          8.0

                 Oman              2.33          41.9         1.00          14.1

                 Pakistan          22.63         42.2         279.38        146.0
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             Philippines       48.36         71.0          0.60          10.9

             Portugal          0.00          0.0           0.57          17.8

             Qatar             0.54          1.8           0.04          0.7

             Romania           0.00          0.0           0.05          1.7

             Russia            2.35          72.8          1.73          65.3

             Saudi Arabia      16.05         81.3          14.22         28.4

             Union of Serbia & 40.02         181.2         0.00          0.0
             Montenegro                                                  

             Seychelles        0.04          0.7           0.00          0.0

             Singapore         2.06          9.8           0.07          2.2

             Slovenia          0.00          0.0           0.10          1.0

             South Africa      24.74         27.4          1.55          21.1

             Spain             0.16          5.6           1.23          8.3

             Sri Lanka         2.16          5.8           0.68          34.8

             Sudan             18.00         16.3          0.00          0.0

             Sweden            0.00          0.0           0.03          1.8

             Syria             10.00         12.9          0.10          2.4

             Thailand          3.88          48.6          22.42         126.3

             Turkey            0.00          0.0           0.07          27.2

             Uganda            0.10          6.4           0.00          0.0

             UAE               0.60          0.5           0.21          1.9

             UK                33.04         216.9         102.13        498.7

             Ukraine           0.03          1.4           0.00          0.0

             Vietnam           1.43          46.8          0.21          13.7

             Yemen             6.10          3.2           1.10          6.3

             USA               30.96         548.8         55.11         1153.7

             **TOTAL**         **7521.95**   **20996.0**   **6745.14**   **14698.2**

             **TO USA**        **89.28**     **2406.1**    **244.78**    **2661.1**

             **US Share**      **1.19**      **11.5**      **3.63**      **18.1**
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Source: Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics,
Ministry of Commerce