Lok Sabha Question No. 259 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-13
Subject: Export of Sugar
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN, PANKAJ CHOWDHARY

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 259 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH  MARCH, 2018

## EXPORT OF SUGAR

## *259. SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN: SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the total existing quantum of sugar stocks available presently in the country;
- (b) whether  sugar  is  being  exported  from  the  country  and  if  so,  the names of countries to which sugar has been exported during the last three years  along  with  the  quantum  of  sugar  imported  by  these  countries  from India; and
- (c) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  export  sugar  to  these countries  in  case  of  more  production  of  sugar  in  the  country  and  the assistance  given  to  the  sugar  exporters  by  the  Government  in  this  regard along with the outcome thereof

A N S W E R MINISTER OF  CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAMVILAS PASWAN)

(a)

to (c): A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF THE  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  259  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON 13.03.2018 IN THE LOK SABHA.

(a): The total sugar stocks in the country as on 28.02.2018, was about 158 Lakh MT.

(b):  During  current  sugar  season  2017-18,  about  5.5  Lakh  MT  of sugar  has  been  exported  upto  31 st   January,  2018;  out  of  which, about 99% has been exported under Advance Authorization Scheme (AAS) against equivalent quantity of raw sugar imported at 0% duty in  the  past.  A  statement  showing  country-wise  quantum  of  sugar exported from India to various countries during last three financial years 2014-15 to 2016-17 is given at Annexure.

(c):  The  Government  will  take  necessary  measures  at  appropriate time  to  promote  export  of  sugar,  if  required,  depending  upon  the domestic production/availability of sugar.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.259 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 13.03.2018

## Country-wise quantum of sugar exported during

## FY 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17

(Quantity in MT)

|   S.No. | Country         | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17     |
|---------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
|       1 | AFGHANISTAN TIS | -         | 43,553.00 | 4,792.00    |
|       2 | ALBANIA         | -         | 663       | -           |
|       3 | ALGERIA         | -         | 720       | 428         |
|       4 | ARMENIA         | 20        | -         | -           |
|       5 | ANGOLA          | -         | -         | 3,850.00    |
|       6 | AUSTRALIA       | 165.25    | 182.92    | 55.61       |
|       7 | AUSTRIA         | -         | 0.54      | 0.32        |
|       8 | BAHARAIN IS     | 13,089.80 | 15,116.13 | 13,982.65   |
|       9 | BANGLADESH PR   | 26,030.66 | 307.34    | 3,968.53    |
|      10 | BELIZE          | -         | -         | 4.61        |
|      11 | BELGIUM         | 6,579.02  | 13,657.20 | 13,348.21   |
|      12 | BHUTAN          | 15.3      | 298       | 630         |
|      13 | BOTSWANA        | -         | -         | 0.02        |
|      14 | BRUNEI          | -         | 810       | 0.16        |
|      15 | BURKINA FASO    | -         | -         | 0.03        |
|      16 | CAMBODIA        | -         | 1,040.00  | 10.25       |
|      17 | CAMEROON        | 310.04    |           | 10          |
|      18 | CANADA          | 913.31    | 1,131.37  | 1,072.80    |
|      19 | CAPE VERDE IS   | -         | 104       | -           |
|      20 | TAIWAN          | 0.2       | -         | 108         |
|      21 | CHINA P RP      | 0.5       | 3,782.96  | 17,100.19   |
|      22 | COLOMBIA        | -         | -         | 0.03        |
|      23 | COMOROS         | 655       | 1,300.00  | 1,300.00    |
|      24 | CONGO P REP     | 23.13     | -         | -           |
|      25 | CROATIA         | -         | 3,471.00  | 612         |
|      26 | CUBA            | 0.02      | -         | -           |
|      27 | CYPRUS          | -         | 0.1       | -           |
|      28 | CZECH REPUBLIC  | -         | -         | 0.77        |
|      29 | DENMARK         | -         | 0.59      | 212         |
|      30 | DJIBOUTI        | 70,319.00 | 62,898.00 | 2,23,803.02 |
|      31 | EGYPT A RP      | -         | 135       | 143         |
|      32 | ETHIOPIA        | 0.2       | 75,847.30 | -           |
|      33 | EQUTL GUINEA    | -         | 134       | -           |
|      34 | FIJI IS         | 9.1       | 23.07     | 24.24       |
|      35 | FRANCE          | 4.85      | 2.17      | 143.38      |
|      36 | GABON           | -         | -         | 3.15        |
|      37 | GAMBIA          | -         | -         | 0.19        |
|      38 | GEORGIA         | 2,080.00  | 23        | -           |
|      39 | GERMANY         | 471.71    | 1,318.70  | 1,351.69    |
|      40 | GHANA           | 11.25     | 548.28    | 0.03        |

|   41 | GREECE          | 2.66      | -            | -           |
|------|-----------------|-----------|--------------|-------------|
|   42 | GUADELOUPE      | -         | 1.15         | 12.1        |
|   43 | GUINEA          | 2.05      | 29.77        | 1.5         |
|   44 | HONG KONG       | 256.24    | 271.55       | 139.4       |
|   45 | INDONESIA       | -         | 400          | 23          |
|   46 | IRAN            | 23,696.00 | 25,965.00    | 1,506.50    |
|   47 | IRAQ            | 59,292.00 | 324          | -           |
|   48 | IRELAND         | 8.05      | 14.14        | 7.79        |
|   49 | ISRAEL          | 566       | 2,675.00     | 69          |
|   50 | ITALY           | 0.25      | 6.74         | 2,127.08    |
|   51 | COTE D' IVOIRE  | -         | 0.01         | 0.4         |
|   52 | JAPAN           | 0.31      | 0.12         | 0.86        |
|   53 | JORDAN          | 36,740.27 | 74,780.00    | 40,024.35   |
|   54 | KAZAKHSTAN      | -         | -            | 0.22        |
|   55 | KENYA           | 10,428.13 | 71,094.05    | 81,444.64   |
|   56 | KOREA RP        |           | 266          | 238.02      |
|   57 | KUWAIT          | 19,681.06 | 25,785.80    | 22,820.05   |
|   58 | LEBANON         | 284.8     | 806.65       | -           |
|   59 | LIBERIA         | 0.2       | -            | 54          |
|   60 | MADAGASCAR      | 1,690.00  | 9,771.00     | 15,459.00   |
|   61 | MALAWI          | 0.1       | 0.1          | 0.11        |
|   62 | MALAYSIA        | 983.87    | 18,373.25    | 2,316.80    |
|   63 | MALDIVES        | 2.11      | 0.54         | 1,000.31    |
|   64 | MARTINIQUE      | -         | -            | 3.46        |
|   65 | MAURITIUS       | 650.18    | 3,337.00     | 1,907.00    |
|   66 | MYANMAR         | 1,040.00  | 11,30,090.25 | 7,85,123.94 |
|   67 | MONGOLIA        | 2.4       | -            | -           |
|   68 | MOZAMBIQUE      | 469.06    | 0.93         | 572.24      |
|   69 | NAMIBIA         | 260       | -            | -           |
|   70 | NEPAL           | 936.9     | 11,142.00    | 15,228.09   |
|   71 | NETHERLAND      | 604.72    | 6,495.38     | 3,711.74    |
|   72 | NETHERLANDANTIL | 0.23      | 0.1          | -           |
|   73 | NEW ZEALAND     | 34.22     | 90.89        | 238.34      |
|   74 | NIGERIA         | -         | 0.25         | 0.17        |
|   75 | NORWAY          | -         | 47           | 23          |
|   76 | OMAN            | 4,014.50  | 20,414.40    | 11,630.77   |
|   77 | PAKISTAN IR     | 260       | 1,12,470.00  | 90,055.00   |
|   78 | PHILIPPINES     | 0.78      | 0.05         | -           |
|   79 | TIMOR LESTE     | -         | -            | 176.4       |
|   80 | QATAR           | 7,433.07  | 6,040.95     | 1,715.67    |
|   81 | REUNION         | 0.05      | 1.36         | 4.5         |
|   82 | RUSSIA          | 0.1       | -            | 0.48        |
|   83 | RWANDA          | 520       | 4,160.00     | -           |
|   84 | SAUDI ARAB      | 83,268.98 | 97,662.22    | 70,995.63   |
|   85 |                 | -         | 0.02         | -           |
|   86 | SERBIA SENEGAL  | -         | 0.2          | 0.17        |
|   87 | SEYCHELLES      | 26.87     | 25.38        | 4.4         |

| 88    | SINGAPORE       | 4,550.85    | 22,486.07   | 598.33       |
|-------|-----------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 89    | SOMALIA         | 2,55,028.98 | 4,16,176.00 | 3,03,653.00  |
| 90    | SOUTH AFRICA    | 6,190.82    | 24.59       | 6,558.09     |
| 91    | SPAIN           |             | 2,922.00    | 527.65       |
| 92    | SRI LANKA DSR   | 1,24,150.66 | 1,88,430.93 | 59,322.32    |
| 93    | ST LUCIA        | -           | -           | 0.06         |
| 94    | SUDAN           | 4,67,353.97 | 4,35,038.50 | 3,16,842.31  |
| 95    | SURINAME        | -           | 0.04        | 0.1          |
| 96    | SWITZERLAND     | 3.81        | 7.84        | -            |
| 97    | SYRIA           | -           | 520         | -            |
| 98    | TAJIKISTAN      | -           | 650         | -            |
| 99    | TANZANIA REP    | 24,351.90   | 32,071.00   | 43,477.02    |
| 100   | THAILAND        | 0.73        | 4,160.70    | 0.47         |
| 101   | TOGO            | -           | 780         | 17           |
| 102   | TRINIDAD        | 0.01        | 0.21        | 0.05         |
| 103   | TUNISIA         | -           | 13,794.00   | -            |
| 104   | TURKEY          | 7,540.42    | 60,087.00   | 2,257.03     |
| 105   | UGANDA          | 780.66      | 8,890.82    | 1.84         |
| 106   | U ARAB EMTS     | 1,81,613.61 | 1,19,478.59 | 1,10,606.87  |
| 107   | U K             | 9,826.34    | 25,299.08   | 93.01        |
| 108   | U S A           | 9,616.12    | 5,351.75    | 1,424.76     |
| 109   | VANUATU REP     | -           | 25          | -            |
| 110   | VIETNAM SOC REP | -           | 19,738.02   | 20,385.17    |
| 111   | SAMOA           | 7.5         | 129.5       | 7.93         |
| 112   | YEMEN REPUBLC   | 3,183.89    | 30,250.00   | 11,613.00    |
| 113   | CONGO D. REP.   | 15.65       | 1.8         | 0.01         |
| 114   | ZAMBIA          | 0.91        | 1.46        | 5.56         |
| 115   | ZIMBABWE        | -           | 0.3         | -            |
| 116   | OTHERS          | 16,750.00   | -           | -            |
| Total | Total           | 1484821.33  | 3235926.12  | 23,12,982.59 |

Source:  Website of Ministry of Commerce

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