Lok Sabha Question No. 1151 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-24
Subject: Export of Agro Products
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: HARISH DWIVEDI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1151(H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  JULY, 2017

## EXPORT OF AGRO PRODUCTS

## 1151(H). SHRI HARISH CHANDRA ALIAS HARISH DWIVEDI:

Will  the  Minister  of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the total quantum of agro-products exported along with the value thereof during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether there has been any shortfall in the said exports and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to introduce any scheme for promoting the exports of agro-products; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) Total  quantum  of  agro-products  exported  along  with  the  value  thereof  during  the  last three years and the current year is enclosed at Annexure -I .
- (b) The value of exports of agricultural products had declined in 2015-16 to Rs. 17.16 lakh crore  as  compared  to  Rs.  18.96  lakh  crore  in  2014-15.  However,  during  2016-17  the exports have recovered and increased to Rs. 18.52 lakh crore. The export of Agricultural products  depends  on  several  factors  such  as  availability  of  surplus  over  the  domestic requirements  (including  the  requirement  of  buffer  stock  and  strategic  reserve,  if  any), concerns of food security, diplomatic/humanitarian considerations, international demand and supply situation, quality standards in the importing countries, varieties traded, price competitiveness,  need  to  balance  between  remunerative  prices  to  the  growers  and availability of agricultural products to common man at affordable  prices etc.
- (c & d) The  Agricultural  and  Processed  Food  Export  Development  Authority  (APEDA),  an autonomous  organisation  under  the  Department  of  Commerce,  has  been  promoting exports of agricultural products through its scheme 'Agriculture Export Promotion Plan Scheme of APEDA'. The scheme is proposed to be continued, with some modifications, for the period 2017-18 to 2019-20.

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## India's Export of Agricultural Commodities

| Commodity                                                 | Unit                                                      | 2014-15                                                   | 2014-15                                                   | 2015-16                                                   | 2015-16                                                   | 2016-17                                                   | 2016-17                                                   | 2017-18 (Apr-May)                                         | 2017-18 (Apr-May)                                         |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Commodity                                                 | Unit                                                      | Quantity                                                  | Value                                                     | Quantity                                                  | Value                                                     | Quantity                                                  | Value                                                     | Quantity                                                  | Value                                                     |
| MARINE PRODUCTS                                           | KGS                                                       | 10,73,965.69                                              | 33,688.38                                                 | 9,78,027.05                                               | 31,219.43                                                 | 11,90,508.14                                              | 39,707.47                                                 | 1,98,077.90                                               | 6,653.38                                                  |
| BUFFALO MEAT                                              | TON                                                       | 1,475.54                                                  | 29,282.58                                                 | 1,314.22                                                  | 26,684.22                                                 | 1,330.01                                                  | 26,303.16                                                 | 176.99                                                    | 3,417.21                                                  |
| RICE -BASMOTI                                             | TON                                                       | 3,698.93                                                  | 27,586.71                                                 | 4,045.83                                                  | 22,718.60                                                 | 4,000.49                                                  | 21,604.54                                                 | 795.80                                                    | 5,103.36                                                  |
| SPICES                                                    | KGS                                                       | 9,26,020.95                                               | 14,847.74                                                 | 8,31,681.25                                               | 16,630.15                                                 | 10,19,344.99                                              | 19,442.39                                                 | 2,36,316.76                                               | 3,436.41                                                  |
| RICE(OTHER THAN BASMOTI)                                  | TON                                                       | 8,278.23                                                  | 20,441.55                                                 | 6,464.59                                                  | 15,483.39                                                 | 6,820.80                                                  | 17,145.36                                                 | 1,026.00                                                  | 2,686.55                                                  |
| COTTON RAW INCLD. WASTE                                   |                                                           | 1,142.53                                                  | 11,642.64                                                 | 1,347.07                                                  | 12,821.13                                                 | 1,002.77                                                  | 10,982.16                                                 | 170.27                                                    | 1,924.58                                                  |
| SUGAR                                                     | TON                                                       | 1,955.19                                                  | 5,328.83                                                  | 3,844.45                                                  | 9,824.52                                                  | 2,548.51                                                  | 8,678.00                                                  | 328.19                                                    | 1,135.51                                                  |
| FRESH VEGETABLES                                          | TON                                                       | 2,061.00                                                  | 4,666.45                                                  | 2,104.36                                                  | 5,237.10                                                  | 3,389.80                                                  | 5,771.91                                                  | 487.32                                                    | 771.38                                                    |
| COFFEE                                                    | KGS                                                       | 2,21,396.66                                               | 4,973.25                                                  | 2,55,744.05                                               | 5,125.45                                                  | 2,89,723.65                                               | 5,668.71                                                  | 59,196.27                                                 | 1,153.92                                                  |
| GROUNDNUT                                                 | TON                                                       | 708.39                                                    | 4,675.37                                                  | 542.73                                                    | 4,075.63                                                  | 726.54                                                    | 5,456.72                                                  | 64.12                                                     | 510.02                                                    |
| OIL MEALS                                                 | TON                                                       | 3,904.59                                                  | 8,129.18                                                  | 2,056.36                                                  | 3,599.56                                                  | 2,616.13                                                  | 5,378.39                                                  | 416.92                                                    | 974.64                                                    |
| CASHEW                                                    | TON                                                       | 134.57                                                    | 5,565.85                                                  | 103.13                                                    | 5,027.99                                                  | 92.17                                                     | 5,303.37                                                  | 16.64                                                     | 1,035.20                                                  |
| FRESH FRUITS                                              | TON                                                       | 486.94                                                    | 3,160.08                                                  | 654.66                                                    | 4,191.24                                                  | 820.32                                                    | 5,025.80                                                  | 165.10                                                    | 1,071.33                                                  |
| TEA                                                       | KGS                                                       | 2,15,407.70                                               | 4,171.25                                                  | 2,45,701.98                                               | 4,719.00                                                  | 2,44,457.27                                               | 4,925.73                                                  | 31,928.08                                                 | 640.53                                                    |
| CASTOR OIL                                                | KGS                                                       | 5,46,525.60                                               | 4,710.42                                                  | 5,86,778.44                                               | 4,616.10                                                  | 6,00,551.23                                               | 4,532.93                                                  | 1,30,094.07                                               | 1,267.06                                                  |
| TOBACCO UNMANUFACTURED                                    | KGS                                                       | 2,19,572.23                                               | 4,162.71                                                  | 2,15,316.96                                               | 4,373.45                                                  | 2,05,338.40                                               | 4,270.73                                                  | 31,612.29                                                 | 664.99                                                    |
| PROCESSED FRUITS AND JUICES                               |                                                           |                                                           | 3,626.86                                                  | 5,32,279.73                                               | 3,766.99                                                  | 5,34,879.92                                               | 3,908.59                                                  | 68,658.57                                                 | 548.22                                                    |
| CEREAL PREPARATIONS                                       | TON                                                       | 305.43                                                    | 3,036.64                                                  | 316.54                                                    | 3,358.11                                                  | 340.91                                                    | 3,572.61                                                  | 56.13                                                     | 562.71                                                    |
| GUERGAM MEAL                                              | TON                                                       | 665.11                                                    | 9,478.26                                                  | 325.25                                                    | 3,233.87                                                  | 423.29                                                    | 3,131.74                                                  | 107.46                                                    | 847.96                                                    |
| MISC PROCESSED ITEMS                                      |                                                           |                                                           | 2,772.44                                                  |                                                           | 2,907.81                                                  | 3,68,422.95                                               | 3,059.66                                                  | 67,499.16                                                 | 587.90                                                    |
| SESAME SEEDS                                              | KGS                                                       | 3,75,656.06                                               | 4,717.77                                                  | 3,28,455.73                                               | 3,012.31                                                  | 3,08,934.70                                               | 2,709.07                                                  | 49,561.21                                                 | 422.21                                                    |
| TOBACCO                                                   |                                                           |                                                           | 1,705.88                                                  |                                                           | 2,078.91                                                  | 35,592.92                                                 | 2,179.93                                                  | 5,579.56                                                  | 339.54                                                    |
| MANUFACTURED ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES                          |                                                           |                                                           | 2,264.89                                                  | 2,42,095.40                                               | 2,030.92                                                  | 2,32,690.21                                               | 2,014.13                                                  | 38,045.08                                                 | 330.21                                                    |
| PROCESSED VEGETABLES                                      |                                                           |                                                           | 1,721.89                                                  | 1,74,427.42                                               | 1,697.21                                                  | 1,93,823.34                                               | 1,774.18                                                  | 24,665.93                                                 | 222.82                                                    |
| DAIRY PRODUCTS                                            |                                                           |                                                           | 2,169.03                                                  | 77,517.55                                                 | 1,677.32                                                  | 91,150.46                                                 | 1,714.73                                                  | 17,844.59                                                 | 269.26                                                    |
| OTHER CEREALS                                             | TON                                                       | 3,514.35                                                  | 5,262.16                                                  | 967.93                                                    | 1,702.50                                                  | 737.92                                                    | 1,426.16                                                  | 85.35                                                     | 176.33                                                    |
| PULSES                                                    | TON                                                       | 222.14                                                    | 1,218.31                                                  | 255.74                                                    | 1,656.03                                                  | 137.18                                                    | 1,281.63                                                  | 33.46                                                     | 340.66                                                    |
| COCOA PRODUCTS                                            | KGS                                                       | 20,877.70                                                 | 848.66                                                    | 32,652.56                                                 | 1,267.61                                                  | 25,700.17                                                 | 1,089.99                                                  | 4,154.57                                                  | 159.06                                                    |
| SHEEP/GOAT MEAT                                           | TON                                                       | 23.61                                                     | 828.11                                                    | 21.95                                                     | 837.76                                                    | 22.72                                                     | 875.86                                                    | 4.94                                                      | 186.95                                                    |
| MILLED PRODUCTS                                           | KGS                                                       | 4,19,855.41                                               | 1,030.61                                                  | 4,31,464.50                                               | 1,102.73                                                  | 2,56,604.63                                               | 817.68                                                    | 39,088.91                                                 | 124.29                                                    |
|                                                           |                                                           |                                                           |                                                           |                                                           |                                                           | 61.02                                                     | 785.91                                                    | 3.91                                                      |                                                           |
| VEGETABLE OILS                                            | TON                                                       | 42.05                                                     | 580.13                                                    | 30.60                                                     | 522.94                                                    |                                                           |                                                           |                                                           | 72.80                                                     |
| FLORICLTR PRODUCTS                                        |                                                           |                                                           | 460.80                                                    | 22,691.65                                                 | 483.41                                                    | 22,086.10                                                 | 548.74                                                    | 4,064.25                                                  | 79.75                                                     |
| POULTRY                                                   |                                                           |                                                           | 651.19                                                    |                                                           | 768.72                                                    | 4,49,527.49                                               | 531.65                                                    | 80,677.43                                                 | 89.53                                                     |
| PRODUCTS FRUITS / VEGETABLE SEEDS                         | KGS                                                       | 12,499.31                                                 | 427.04                                                    | 13,104.11                                                 | 529.19                                                    | 11,638.46                                                 | 527.42                                                    | 709.10                                                    | 141.39                                                    |
| WHEAT                                                     | TON                                                       | 2,924.05                                                  | 4,991.81                                                  | 666.68                                                    | 1,061.77                                                  | 265.91                                                    | 448.40                                                    | 72.23                                                     | 130.58                                                    |
| MOLLASES                                                  | TON                                                       | 247.61                                                    | 193.01                                                    | 818.57                                                    | 656.81                                                    | 390.68                                                    | 314.98                                                    | 14.95                                                     | 14.28                                                     |
| NATURAL RUBBER                                            | TON                                                       | 3.06                                                      | 43.31                                                     | 6.14                                                      | 387.94                                                    | 25.23                                                     | 261.42                                                    | 3.88                                                      | 42.51                                                     |
| SHELLAC                                                   | KGS                                                       | 5,242.54                                                  | 267.47                                                    | 6,393.50                                                  | 203.31                                                    | 5,963.98                                                  | 224.44                                                    | 928.39                                                    | 43.89                                                     |
| NIGER SEEDS                                               | KGS                                                       | 18,155.89                                                 | 108.96                                                    | 14,121.56                                                 | 123.27                                                    | 14,128.46                                                 | 117.68                                                    | 1,343.65                                                  | 8.30                                                      |
| CASHEW NUT SHELL                                          | KGS                                                       | 10,937.59                                                 | 55.81                                                     | 11,677.26                                                 | 57.59                                                     | 11,426.76                                                 | 44.07                                                     | 1,582.44                                                  | 5.83                                                      |
| LIQUID ANIMAL CASINGS                                     | KGS                                                       | 260.15                                                    | 19.33                                                     | 206.36                                                    | 17.02                                                     |                                                           | 13.84                                                     | 30.55                                                     | 2.11                                                      |
|                                                           |                                                           |                                                           |                                                           |                                                           |                                                           | 173.24                                                    |                                                           |                                                           |                                                           |
| PROCESSED MEAT                                            | TON                                                       | 0.41                                                      | 14.20                                                     | 0.28                                                      | 6.16                                                      | 0.14                                                      | 4.58                                                      | 0.03                                                      | 0.94                                                      |
| OTHER MEAT                                                | TON                                                       | 0.26                                                      | 2.67                                                      |                                                           |                                                           | 0.08                                                      | 0.91                                                      |                                                           |                                                           |
| TOTAL: 18,96,348.42 17,16,378.05 18,52,339.66 3,13,494.00 | TOTAL: 18,96,348.42 17,16,378.05 18,52,339.66 3,13,494.00 | TOTAL: 18,96,348.42 17,16,378.05 18,52,339.66 3,13,494.00 | TOTAL: 18,96,348.42 17,16,378.05 18,52,339.66 3,13,494.00 | TOTAL: 18,96,348.42 17,16,378.05 18,52,339.66 3,13,494.00 | TOTAL: 18,96,348.42 17,16,378.05 18,52,339.66 3,13,494.00 | TOTAL: 18,96,348.42 17,16,378.05 18,52,339.66 3,13,494.00 | TOTAL: 18,96,348.42 17,16,378.05 18,52,339.66 3,13,494.00 | TOTAL: 18,96,348.42 17,16,378.05 18,52,339.66 3,13,494.00 | TOTAL: 18,96,348.42 17,16,378.05 18,52,339.66 3,13,494.00 |

Source: APEDA

## Annexure - I

Quantity in thousand units; Value in Rs. crore)