Lok Sabha Question No. 783 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Import of Edible Oils
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: YERRAM VENKATA SUBBAREDDY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 783 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st  NOVEMBER, 2016

## IMPORT OF EDIBLE OILS

## 783.   SHRI Y.V. SUBBA REDDY:

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

- (a) the details of edible oil imports into the country during the last three years and the current year, year-wise and variety-wise;
- (b) the details of import bill of edible oils during the said period;
- (c) the  reaction  of  the  Government  to  the  clearance  given  by  the  Genetic  Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) to three varieties of GM Mustard and also terming them as 'safe'; and
- (d) whether safety data has been released to the general public to actually know how safe it is and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) The quantity and value (import bill) of import of edible oil into the country during the last three years and the current year are as follows:

| Years                 |   Quantity (in Millions Tonnes) |   Value (US$ Millions) |
|-----------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------|
| 2013-14               |                            10.5 |                 9389.7 |
| 2014-15               |                            12.7 |                10621.5 |
| 2015-16               |                            15.6 |                10492.1 |
| 2016-17 (Apr to Aug)* |                             5.6 |                 4207.6 |

Source: Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence & Statistics (* Provisional)

The details of variety-wise edible oil imports into the country during last three years and current year is enclosed at Annexure-I .

- (c) The Government has not given any clearance for commercial cultivation of GM Mustard till now.

(d) The  Sub-Committee constituted  by  Genetic Engineering  Appraisal  Committee  (GEAC) for  review  of  bio  safety  dossier  submitted  by  Centre  for  Genetic  Manipulation  and  Crop Plants (CGMCP), University of Delhi, South Campus, has prepared an Assessment of Food and  Environmental  Safety  (AFES)  document.  It  was  placed  on  Ministry  of  Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) website for a period of 30 days from 5 th September, 2016 to 5 th October, 2016 for inviting public comments.

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## Statement referred to in reply of part (a) of Lok Sabha unstarred question no. 783 for answer on 21 st November 2016.

Variety-wise Import of edible oil during 2013-14 to 2016-17(April to August)*

| Item description                                                                    | 2013-14       | 2013-14      | 2014-15       | 2014-15     |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
| Item description                                                                    | Quantity (KG) | Value (US $) | Quantity (KG) | Value(US $) |
| Soya bean crude oil w/n degummed                                                    | 1345133000    | 1366409794   | 2317045159    | 2113431933  |
| Soya bean oil of edible grade                                                       | 2227          | 8576         | 5421          | 17414       |
| Olive oil virgin                                                                    | 1689026       | 7040804      | 1962426       | 7611420     |
| Olive oil and its fractions (excluding vrgn)of edible grade                         | 6060589       | 24183649     | 6564924       | 26929532    |
| Other crude oil not chemically modified obtained from olives                        |               |              |               |             |
| Other oil (excluding crude oil) of edible grade not chemically modified from olives | 901282        | 1990903      | 3259334       | 6499494     |
| Crude palm oil and its fractions                                                    | 5134890527    | 4348244664   | 6970994605    | 5409005540  |
| Refined bleached deodrsed palm oil                                                  | 24460000      | 19506836     | 9364690       | 6485162     |
| Refined blchd deodrsed palmolein                                                    | 2524901767    | 2140802927   | 1181072345    | 949584943   |
| Other refined palm oil                                                              | 57310         | 99715        | 3090922       | 2042563     |
| Sunflower seed oil crude                                                            | 1075397651    | 1137359594   | 1712439775    | 1565309115  |
| Safflower seed oil(kardi seed crude oil)                                            | 10231100      | 16959080     | 9799075       | 17036411    |
| Sunflower oil edible grade                                                          | 162427        | 267769       | 112818        | 173718      |
| Coconut (copra) crude oil and fractions                                             |               |              | 6205341       | 7908955     |
| Coconut (copra) refined oil and fractions                                           | 1645569       | 1497766      | 3467909       | 5067045     |
| Crude palm kernel oil                                                               | 260074688     | 237563124    | 191837714     | 214491728   |
| Curde babassu oil                                                                   |               |              | 2000005       | 1943289     |
| Refined palm kernel oil and its fractions                                           | 1647000       | 1633245      | 231000        | 305817      |
| Crude rape oil                                                                      | 53203000      | 53186890     | 277760000     | 251331074   |
| Refined colza oil of edible grade                                                   | 151540        | 214775       | 21370         | 24154       |
| Refined rapeseed oil of edible grade                                                | 83510         | 120453       | 3630991       | 3840535     |
| Crude mustard oil                                                                   | 142000        | 128859       | 465830        | 408644      |
| Crude rape seed oil                                                                 | 15600289      | 16108019     | 24058329      | 21458480    |
| Refined rapeseed oil edible grade                                                   | 33163         | 55367        | 55200         | 67294       |
| Other linseed oil of edible grade                                                   |               |              | 20380         | 29980       |
| Crude maize(corn) oil and its fractions                                             |               |              |               |             |
| Other maize (corn) oil of edible grade                                              | 3260          | 7656         | 1415          | 4784        |
| Crude sesame oil and its fractions                                                  | 5157997       | 7529678      | 2839997       | 3996766     |
| Sesame oil and its fractions other than crude of edible grade                       | 34305         | 165933       | 60835         | 219820      |
| Other fxd veg. oils of edible grade                                                 | 66225         | 488544       | 43238         | 566951      |
| Cotton seed oil of edible grade                                                     | 704           | 4014         | 16066         | 155998      |
| Other veg. fats and oils and the frctns of edible grade                             | 5136129       | 7249585      | 3107152       | 5340143     |
| Linseed oil of edible grade                                                         | 50            | 1463         |               |             |
| Other vegetable oil and its fats of edible grade                                    | 436568        | 909232       | 62736         | 193623      |
| Total                                                                               | 10467302903   | 9389738914   | 12731597002   | 10621482325 |

| Item description   | 2015-16       | 2015-16      | 2016-17 (APR TO AUG)*   | 2016-17 (APR TO AUG)*   |
|--------------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| Item description   | Quantity (KG) | Value (US $) | Quantity (KG)           | Value(US $)             |

| Soya bean crude oil w/n degummed                              | Soya bean crude oil w/n degummed                              | 3964009513   | 2952779179   | 1615515780   | 1247064378   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| Soya bean oil of edible grade                                 | Soya bean oil of edible grade                                 | 21788        | 78128        | 17695        | 71807        |
| Olive oil virgin                                              | Olive oil virgin                                              | 1623047      | 7263049      | 881777       | 3832516      |
| Olive oil and its fractns (excluding vrgn)of edible grade     | Olive oil and its fractns (excluding vrgn)of edible grade     | 6490179      | 26904979     | 3207833      | 11752772     |
| Other crude oil not chmcly mdfd obtnd from olives             | Other crude oil not chmcly mdfd obtnd from olives             |              |              | 503000       | 492636       |
| Other oil (exclude crude oil) of edible                       | grade not                                                     |              |              |              |              |
| chmcly modify fr olives                                       | chmcly modify fr olives                                       | 2178494      | 4958043      | 703670       | 1506686      |
| Crude palm oil and its fractns                                | Crude palm oil and its fractns                                | 7112059345   | 4200080522   | 1994485608   | 1380497010   |
| Refined bleached deodrsed palm oil                            | Refined bleached deodrsed palm oil                            | 1819002      | 1823526      | 423834       | 382639       |
| Refined blchd deodrsed palmolein                              | Refined blchd deodrsed palmolein                              | 2569112472   | 1584872125   | 1197276499   | 848271954    |
| Other refined palm oil                                        | Other refined palm oil                                        | 660620       | 347032       | 7710         | 22074        |
| Sunflower seed oil crude                                      | Sunflower seed oil crude                                      | 1485995873   | 1272406957   | 598278000    | 513942612    |
| Safflower seed oil(kardi seed crude oil)                      | Safflower seed oil(kardi seed crude oil)                      | 6931340      | 12357692     | 12456215     | 16865891     |
| Sunflower oil edible grade                                    | Sunflower oil edible grade                                    | 82629        | 162604       | 67559        | 92320        |
| Coconut (copra) crude oil and fractions                       | Coconut (copra) crude oil and fractions                       | 2415000      | 2855234      |              |              |
| Coconut (copra) refined oil and fractions                     | Coconut (copra) refined oil and fractions                     | 2759814      | 3495559      | 403          | 1063         |
| Crude palm kernel oil                                         | Crude palm kernel oil                                         | 170724927    | 156859298    | 20513420     | 26188297     |
| Curde babassu oil                                             | Curde babassu oil                                             |              |              |              |              |
| Refnd palm kernel oil and its fractns                         | Refnd palm kernel oil and its fractns                         | 2931080      | 2742971      |              |              |
| Crude rape oil                                                | Crude rape oil                                                | 266086000    | 217188764    | 180817000    | 144568706    |
| Refnd colza oil of edible grade                               | Refnd colza oil of edible grade                               |              |              |              |              |
| Refnd rapeseed oil of edible grade                            | Refnd rapeseed oil of edible grade                            | 19647287     | 17159750     | 470519       | 495298       |
| Crude mustard oil                                             | Crude mustard oil                                             | 200950       | 167290       |              |              |
| Crude rape seed oil                                           | Crude rape seed oil                                           | 22961172     | 20582596     | 9205000      | 8102352      |
| Refnd rapeseed oil edible grade                               | Refnd rapeseed oil edible grade                               | 68990        | 102593       | 4180         | 6642         |
| Other linseed oil of edible grade                             | Other linseed oil of edible grade                             | 1121190      | 1027561      | 550000       | 553939       |
| Crude maize(corn) oil and its fractions                       | Crude maize(corn) oil and its fractions                       | 160000       | 84782        |              |              |
| Other maize (corn) oil of edible grade                        | Other maize (corn) oil of edible grade                        | 1254         | 1955         |              |              |
| Crude sesame oil and its fractions                            | Crude sesame oil and its fractions                            | 378620       | 508241       | 241000       | 236126       |
| Sesame oil and its fractions other than crude of edible grade | Sesame oil and its fractions other than crude of edible grade | 59354        | 237220       | 300          | 1114         |
| Other fxd veg. oils of edible grade                           | Other fxd veg. oils of edible grade                           | 1727164      | 2370769      | 19355        | 296971       |
| Cotton seed oil of edible grade                               | Cotton seed oil of edible grade                               | 12282        | 107866       | 499          | 4309         |
| Other veg. fats and oils and the frctns of edible grade       | Other veg. fats and oils and the frctns of edible grade       | 1459826      | 2403966      | 1595270      | 2318008      |
| Linseed oil of edible grade                                   | Linseed oil of edible grade                                   |              |              |              |              |
| Other vegetable oil and its fats of edible grade              | Other vegetable oil and its fats of edible grade              | 32585        | 147939       | 10800        | 31735        |
| Total                                                         | Total                                                         | 15643731797  | 10492078190  | 5637252926   | 4207599855   |

Source: Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence & Statistics (* Provisional)