Lok Sabha Question No. 736 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Export of Foodgrains
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: SANKAR PRASAD DATTA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 736 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st  NOVEMBER, 2016

## EXPORT OF FOODGRAINS

## 736.  SHRI SANKAR PRASAD DATTA:

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

- (a) whether India has exported a variety of foodgrains to various countries during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if  so,  the  total  quantity  and  value  of  foodgrains  exported  from  the  country  during  the  said period, year, price and country-wise; and
- (c) the prices of these foodgrains in the country during the said period?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

(INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) Yes, madam.
- (b) The total quantity and value of foodgrains exported from the country during the last three years and the current year are as under:

Quantity in MT; Value in USD Million

|                           | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17(Apr-Sep- 2016)*   | 2016-17(Apr-Sep- 2016)*   |
|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Principal Commodity       | Quantity  | Value     | Quantity  | Value     | Quantity  | Value     | Quantity                  | Value                     |
| RICE -BASMATI             | 3754102   | 4864.89   | 3698927   | 4516.28   | 4045831   | 3477.98   | 2067264                   | 1631.70                   |
| RICE (OTHER THAN BASMATI) | 7136191   | 2925.16   | 8302209   | 3336.84   | 6464589   | 2368.64   | 3368926                   | 1286.99                   |
| WHEAT                     | 5572025   | 1569.08   | 2924053   | 828.75    | 666675    | 164.22    | 168262                    | 41.25                     |
| OTHER CEREALS             | 4926047   | 1204.16   | 3515350   | 869.11    | 967925    | 261.18    | 368308                    | 99.75                     |
| PULSES                    | 345657    | 290.36    | 222139    | 199.86    | 255743    | 252.11    | 79541                     | 107.69                    |
| TOTAL                     | 21734022  | 10853.65  | 18662678  | 9750.84   | 12400763  | 6524.13   | 6052301                   | 3167.38                   |

Source: DGCI&S, * Provisional

Country-wise details (Top 10 countries) are as under:

Quantity in MT; Value in USD Million

|                     | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17(Apr-Sep- 2016)*   | 2016-17(Apr-Sep- 2016)*   |
|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Country Description | Quantity  | Value     | Quantity  | Value     | Quantity  | Value     | Quantity                  | Value                     |
| SAUDI ARABIA        | 1128035   | 1247.67   | 1176356   | 1307.54   | 1134177   | 936.76    | 454192                    | 346.46                    |
| UAE                 | 1267821   | 573.68    | 1017586   | 590.73    | 999560    | 638.84    | 452866                    | 333.17                    |
| IRAN                | 1698852   | 1971.49   | 1265237   | 1239.86   | 756953    | 595.82    | 465982                    | 359.15                    |
| IRAQ                | 238843    | 285.71    | 281363    | 289.90    | 479125    | 374.22    | 369371                    | 229.62                    |
| NEPAL               | 686372    | 190.06    | 1000441   | 300.14    | 990486    | 297.88    | 524008                    | 143.40                    |

| BANGLADESH      |   3485540 |   924.32 |   2757600 |   852.16 |   894118 |   281.89 |   64932 |   28.97 |
|-----------------|-----------|----------|-----------|----------|----------|----------|---------|---------|
| SENEGAL         |    652021 |   195.79 |    765525 |   226.61 |   914526 |   246.22 |  333052 |   94.43 |
| KUWAIT          |    212774 |   271.85 |    232773 |   276.18 |   219233 |   233.56 |   92722 |   83.48 |
| BENIN           |   1169345 |   488.13 |    601698 |   250.87 |   626174 |   219.38 |  499277 |  178.77 |
| U SA            |    136185 |   174.76 |    131996 |   169.24 |   175998 |   182.73 |   76379 |   80.76 |
| OTHER COUNTRIES |  11058234 |  4530.18 |   9432103 |  4247.61 |  5210413 |  2516.84 | 2719520 | 1289.16 |
| Grand Total     |  21734022 | 10853.6  |  18662678 |  9750.84 | 12400763 |  6524.13 | 6052301 | 3167.38 |

Source: DGCI&S, * Provisional

(c) The average monthly prices of foodgrains in the country, both retail and wholesale, are at Annexure-I.

## Monthly Average Retail and Wholesale Prices

## Retail Prices in Rs./KG; Wholesale Prices in Rs./Quintal

Source: Department of Consumer Affairs

| Rice      | Rice                     | Rice                        | Rice                     | Rice                        | Rice                     | Rice                        | Rice                     | Rice                        |
|-----------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Month     | Average Retail price2013 | Average Wholesale price2013 | Average Retail price2014 | Average Wholesale price2014 | Average Retail price2015 | Average Wholesale price2015 | Average Retail price2016 | Average Wholesale price2016 |
| January   | 24.65                    | 2239.84                     | 27.23                    | 2451.32                     | 27.64                    | 2475.6                      | 27.06                    | 2426.08                     |
| February  | 25.21                    | 2295.58                     | 27.44                    | 2478.15                     | 27.66                    | 2473.56                     | 27.04                    | 2432.24                     |
| March     | 25.1                     | 2270.99                     | 27.57                    | 2489.92                     | 27.43                    | 2463.37                     | 26.95                    | 2422.52                     |
| April     | 25.25                    | 2281.29                     | 27.44                    | 2487.96                     | 27.56                    | 2480.78                     | 26.85                    | 2404.22                     |
| May       | 25.4                     | 2302.4                      | 27.57                    | 2498.08                     | 27.5                     | 2469.36                     | 26.83                    | 2405.67                     |
| June      | 25.85                    | 2350.07                     | 27.79                    | 2498.36                     | 27.58                    | 2481.56                     | 27.03                    | 2428.97                     |
| July      | 26.32                    | 2359.78                     | 28.26                    | 2533.99                     | 27.52                    | 2458.18                     | 27.38                    | 2459.44                     |
| August    | 26.65                    | 2379.93                     | 28.38                    | 2536.97                     | 27.34                    | 2443.47                     | 27.53                    | 2467.95                     |
| September | 26.9                     | 2408.81                     | 28.78                    | 2576.76                     | 27.4                     | 2461.76                     | 27.51                    | 2467.24                     |
| October   | 27.02                    | 2415.99                     | 28.54                    | 2560.57                     | 27.55                    | 2469.92                     | 27.45                    | 2464.6                      |
| November  | 27.53                    | 2463.07                     | 28.15                    | 2534.53                     | 27.52                    | 2477.44                     |                          |                             |
| December  | 27.43                    | 2461                        | 27.86                    | 2499                        | 27.43                    | 2458.22                     |                          |                             |

| Wheat     | Wheat                    | Wheat                       | Wheat                    | Wheat                       | Wheat                    | Wheat                       | Wheat                    | Wheat                       |
|-----------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Month     | Average Retail price2013 | Average Wholesale price2013 | Average Retail price2014 | Average Wholesale price2014 | Average Retail price2015 | Average Wholesale price2015 | Average Retail price2016 | Average Wholesale price2016 |
| January   | 19.9                     | 1809.25                     | 21.84                    | 1965.41                     | 22.06                    | 1979.55                     | 23.35                    | 2080.38                     |
| February  | 20.28                    | 1843.88                     | 21.76                    | 1964.95                     | 22.9                     | 2053.46                     | 23.82                    | 2121.93                     |
| March     | 20.57                    | 1859.64                     | 21.61                    | 1953.01                     | 22.72                    | 2040.19                     | 23.69                    | 2115.28                     |
| April     | 20.45                    | 1846.75                     | 21.29                    | 1917.15                     | 22.61                    | 2033.32                     | 23.27                    | 2068.74                     |
| May       | 20.09                    | 1823.63                     | 21.03                    | 1891.1                      | 22.33                    | 2007.85                     | 23.34                    | 2079.64                     |
| June      | 20.52                    | 1869.01                     | 21                       | 1897.06                     | 22.56                    | 2023.33                     | 23.39                    | 2085.06                     |
| July      | 20.66                    | 1858.48                     | 21.49                    | 1927.68                     | 22.64                    | 2029.37                     | 23.31                    | 2079.35                     |
| August    | 20.87                    | 1874.05                     | 21.52                    | 1924.48                     | 22.5                     | 2020.45                     | 23.31                    | 2076.71                     |
| September | 20.6                     | 1848.33                     | 22.07                    | 1970.06                     | 22.7                     | 2032.66                     | 23.32                    | 2077.99                     |
| October   | 21.06                    | 1884.34                     | 22.16                    | 1993.34                     | 23.14                    | 2078.07                     | 23.42                    | 2083.29                     |
| November  | 21.2                     | 1918.73                     | 22.12                    | 1989.61                     | 23.55                    | 2115.72                     |                          |                             |
| December  | 21.58                    | 1939.19                     | 21.89                    | 1964.94                     | 23.41                    | 2091.41                     |                          |                             |

| Gram dal   | Gram dal                 | Gram dal                    | Gram dal                 | Gram dal                    | Gram dal                 | Gram dal                    | Gram dal                 | Gram dal                    |
|------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Month      | Average Retail price2013 | Average Wholesale price2013 | Average Retail price2014 | Average Wholesale price2014 | Average Retail price2015 | Average Wholesale price2015 | Average Retail price2016 | Average Wholesale price2016 |
| January    | 62.44                    | 5793.32                     | 49.58                    | 4430.07                     | 46.97                    | 4249.57                     | 67.42                    | 6205.24                     |
| February   | 60.49                    | 5577.94                     | 48.21                    | 4298.95                     | 48.33                    | 4385.22                     | 66.05                    | 6070.53                     |
| March      | 57.65                    | 5306.49                     | 48.79                    | 4355.28                     | 49.39                    | 4477.84                     | 65.48                    | 6036.94                     |
| April      | 56.18                    | 5161.15                     | 48.7                     | 4348.98                     | 51.31                    | 4685.17                     | 72.38                    | 6316.36                     |
| May        | 55.79                    | 5116.67                     | 48.59                    | 4357.19                     | 56.54                    | 5225.87                     | 73.58                    | 6844.8                      |
| June       | 54.72                    | 4997.7                      | 47.41                    | 4229.23                     | 59.4                     | 5483.36                     | 79.26                    | 7409.25                     |

| July      |   52.56 | 4751.4        | 46.36   |   4137.32 |    60 |   5537.13 | 93.07   | 8693.56   |
|-----------|---------|---------------|---------|-----------|-------|-----------|---------|-----------|
| August    |   50.96 | 4613.94 46.08 |         |   4108.11 | 61.09 |   5647.38 | 99.79   | 9268.48   |
| September |   51.3  | 4628.21       | 46.12   |   4132.24 | 63.78 |   5890.19 | 100.28  | 9302.75   |
| October   |   51.34 | 4623.27       | 46.2    |   4146.5  | 68.05 |   6298.39 | 112.11  | 10448.71  |
| November  |   50.95 | 4567.23       | 45.64   |   4093.29 | 69.55 |   6443.08 |         |           |
| December  |   50.46 | 4519.45       | 45.48   |   4070.49 | 69.01 |   6362.8  |         |           |

| Tur dal   | Tur dal                  | Tur dal                     | Tur dal                  | Tur dal                     | Tur dal                  | Tur dal                     | Tur dal                  | Tur dal                     |
|-----------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Month     | Average Retail price2013 | Average Wholesale price2013 | Average Retail price2014 | Average Wholesale price2014 | Average Retail price2015 | Average Wholesale price2015 | Average Retail price2016 | Average Wholesale price2016 |
| January   | 67.98                    | 6340.78                     | 70.02                    | 6513.46                     | 77.13                    | 7227.53                     | 145.74                   | 13659.93                    |
| February  | 67.17                    | 6265.99                     | 69.95                    | 6507.14                     | 79                       | 7431.01                     | 140.14                   | 13115.99                    |
| March     | 67.07                    | 6263.23                     | 70.14                    | 6527.88                     | 81.75                    | 7708.05                     | 135.27                   | 12657.63                    |
| April     | 68.28                    | 6381.2                      | 70.25                    | 6573.02                     | 85.23                    | 8058.38                     | 148.51                   | 12979.75                    |
| May       | 68.89                    | 6454.44                     | 70.41                    | 6591.85                     | 91.89                    | 8686.62                     | 141.19                   | 13264.43                    |
| June      | 69.04                    | 6475.87                     | 69.93                    | 6556.81                     | 95.33                    | 9041.88                     | 140.1                    | 13129.9                     |
| July      | 68.78                    | 6429.69                     | 70.35                    | 6556.87                     | 98.42                    | 9321.73                     | 139.33                   | 13042.64                    |
| August    | 68.4                     | 6397.05                     | 71.68                    | 6684.39                     | 105.13                   | 9969.17                     | 132.27                   | 12309.44                    |
| September | 69.07                    | 6435.15                     | 73.93                    | 6924.45                     | 119.95                   | 11365.36                    | 121.27                   | 11253.95                    |
| October   | 69.53                    | 6453.78                     | 74.11                    | 6938.16                     | 143.78                   | 13630.99                    | 121.57                   | 11271.75                    |
| November  | 70.18                    | 6528.69                     | 75.1                     | 7045.48                     | 152.36                   | 14324.14                    |                          |                             |
| December  | 70.41                    | 6541.69                     | 75.65                    | 7082.97                     | 150.08                   | 14172.3                     |                          |                             |

| Urad dal   | Urad dal                 | Urad dal                    | Urad dal                 | Urad dal                    | Urad dal                 | Urad dal                    | Urad dal                 | Urad dal                    |
|------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Month      | Average Retail price2013 | Average Wholesale price2013 | Average Retail price2014 | Average Wholesale price2014 | Average Retail price2015 | Average Wholesale price2015 | Average Retail price2016 | Average Wholesale price2016 |
| January    | 59.76                    | 5480.25                     | 64.35                    | 5973.63                     | 77.97                    | 7318.93                     | 139.56                   | 13160.42                    |
| February   | 59.13                    | 5432.24                     | 65.13                    | 6053.53                     | 79.15                    | 7447.88                     | 137.17                   | 12965.42                    |
| March      | 58.15                    | 5332.65                     | 65.87                    | 6110.48                     | 79.62                    | 7497.05                     | 135.29                   | 12723.04                    |
| April      | 58.07                    | 5350.63                     | 67.26                    | 6213.47                     | 82.99                    | 7809.51                     | 148.59                   | 13320.39                    |
| May        | 58.43                    | 5396.76                     | 69.07                    | 6426.64                     | 91.33                    | 8645.68                     | 152.19                   | 14318.1                     |
| June       | 58.47                    | 5413.24                     | 71.2                     | 6637.17                     | 97.34                    | 9222.52                     | 152.73                   | 14344.01                    |
| July       | 58.33                    | 5385.63                     | 72.75                    | 6782.78                     | 98.86                    | 9373.4                      | 151.67                   | 14241.97                    |
| August     | 58.73                    | 5385.29                     | 76.01                    | 7088.39                     | 100.88                   | 9577.69                     | 143.84                   | 13474.06                    |
| September  | 59.81                    | 5503.89                     | 78.61                    | 7376.02                     | 107.54                   | 10155.29                    | 131.5                    | 12278.02                    |
| October    | 60.75                    | 5612.32                     | 76.32                    | 7136.24                     | 129.42                   | 12202.39                    | 126.13                   | 11632                       |
| November   | 63                       | 5837.63                     | 75.71                    | 7080.01                     | 142.23                   | 13450.8                     |                          |                             |
| December   | 63.41                    | 5914.05                     | 76.27                    | 7122.45                     | 142.64                   | 13463.99                    |                          |                             |

| Moong dal   | Moong dal                | Moong dal                   | Moong dal                | Moong dal                   | Moong dal                | Moong dal                   | Moong dal                | Moong dal                   |
|-------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Month       | Average Retail price2013 | Average Wholesale price2013 | Average Retail price2014 | Average Wholesale price2014 | Average Retail price2015 | Average Wholesale price2015 | Average Retail price2016 | Average Wholesale price2016 |
| January     | 72.55                    | 6744.17                     | 78.78                    | 7385.87                     | 98.14                    | 9235.95                     | 105.31                   | 9731.87                     |

| February   |   72.65 |   6755.61 |   82.24 |   7755.07 |   99.32 |   9355.17 | 102.56   | 9469.02   |
|------------|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|----------|-----------|
| March      |   72.7  |   6764.89 |   85.13 |   8031.98 |   99.21 |   9300.86 | 100.96   | 9344.57   |
| April      |   73.12 |   6846.88 |   88.31 |   8326.1  |  100.41 |   9381.02 | 108.79   | 9326.05   |
| May        |   73.91 |   6927.98 |   89.08 |   8369.66 |  102.29 |   9551.68 | 100.72   | 9283.88   |
| June       |   74.75 |   7017.34 |   87.08 |   8182.35 |  101.29 |   9489.25 | 98.41    | 9044.11   |
| July       |   74.26 |   6934.95 |   86.69 |   8136    |   99.11 |   9276.46 | 96.86    | 8878.07   |
| August     |   73.71 |   6838.04 |   88.29 |   8294.97 |   98.36 |   9182.33 | 92.93    | 8469.32   |
| September  |   73.19 |   6785.51 |   89.09 |   8368.6  |   99.71 |   9269.83 | 87.75    | 7947.58   |
| October    |   74.08 |   6895.55 |   89.25 |   8397.75 |  107.2  |  10051.4  | 86.58    | 7801.11   |
| November   |   75.71 |   7045.14 |   93.64 |   8850.23 |  108.75 |  10165.1  |          |           |
| December   |   76.64 |   7170.01 |   96.02 |   9045.23 |  107.31 |   9911.58 |          |           |

| Masoor dal                     | Masoor dal                  | Masoor dal               | Masoor dal                  | Masoor dal               | Masoor dal                  | Masoor dal               | Masoor dal                  | Masoor dal   |
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|
| Month Average Retail price2013 | Average Wholesale price2013 | Average Retail price2014 | Average Wholesale price2014 | Average Retail price2015 | Average Wholesale price2015 | Average Retail price2016 | Average Wholesale price2016 |              |
| January 53.71                  | 4851.96 59.07               |                          | 5444.41                     | 74                       | 6891.51                     | 83.61                    | 7655.34                     |              |
| February 54.02                 | 4909.43 59.07               |                          | 5479.17                     | 74.32                    | 6907.5                      | 80.33                    | 7363.21                     |              |
| March 53.77                    | 4910.57                     | 60.33                    | 5595.97                     | 73.49                    | 6811.02                     | 79.12                    | 7270.04                     |              |
| April 54.74                    | 5023.65                     | 62.57                    | 5794.16                     | 74.18                    | 6895.17                     | 87.5                     | 7510.14                     |              |
| 55.72                          | 5108.64                     | 64.79                    | 5980.86                     | 77.84                    | 7302.08                     | 82.84                    | May 7660.85 June            |              |
| 57.43                          | 5278.42                     | 65.45                    | 6066.91                     | 80.78                    | 7591.27                     | 83.8                     | 7763.62                     |              |
| July 58                        | 5340.2                      | 66.31                    | 6133.44                     | 82.32                    | 7758.87                     | 85.57                    | 7934.18                     |              |
| August 58.3                    | 5367.04                     | 67.81                    | 6269.2                      | 84.75                    | 8010.21                     | 85.39                    | 7872.87                     |              |
| September 58.54                | 5395.1                      | 69.22                    | 6408.76                     | 88.48                    | 8385.23                     | 84.16                    | 7708.88                     |              |
| October 58.38                  | 5381.84                     | 69.81                    | 6503.59                     | 90.27                    | 8391.03                     | 83.49                    | 7577.56                     |              |
| 59.29                          | 5463.37                     | 71.05                    | 6627.82                     | 89.71                    | 8261.25                     |                          | November                    |              |
| December 58.45                 | 5390.63                     | 71.8                     | 6690.44                     | 87.6                     | 8011.9                      |                          |                             |              |

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