Lok Sabha Question No. 3115 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-05
Subject: Import of Agricultural Products
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: P. KARUNAKARAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3115 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 th  DECEMBER, 2016

## IMPORT OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

## 3115. SHRI P. KARUNAKARAN:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  agricultural  products  imported  into  the  country  during  the  last  three years and the current year;
- (b) whether the Government has conducted any survey to assess the adverse impact of such imports on the domestic growers/producers;
- (c) if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (d) whether these imports are driving farmers to commit suicide; and
- (e) if so, the steps taken by the Government to protect Indian farmers?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

(SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) The values of India's imports of agricultural products during the last three years and the current year are as follows:

(in US$ Billions)

| Years              |   Import value of Agricultural Products including plantation |
|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2013-14            |                                                         17   |
| 2014-15            |                                                         20   |
| 2015-16            |                                                         21.6 |
| 2016-17 (Apr-Oct)* |                                                         12.7 |

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

The details of the agricultural products imported into the country are enclosed at Annexure-I.

(b) to (e) The Government has not conducted any survey to assess the impact of imports of agricultural  products  on  the  domestic  growers/producers  in  the  country.  As  per  the  latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report, 'indebtedness' and 'family problems' are the major  causes  of  suicides,  accounting  for  20.6%  and  20.1%  respectively  of  total  farmers' suicides during 2014.  The other causes of farmers' suicides were 'failure of crop' (16.8%), illness' (13.2%) and 'drug abuse/alcoholic addiction' (4.9%).

Annexure-I th

## Statement referred to  in  reply  of  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  unstarred  question  no.  3155  for  answer  on  5 December 2016.

(In US$ Millions)

| Category                     | UNIT                         | 2013-14               | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17 (Apr-Oct)   | 2016-17 (Apr-Oct)   |
|------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Plantation                   |                              | QTY                   | VAL       | QTY       | VAL       | QTY       | VAL       | QTY                 | VAL                 |
| Tea                          | KGS                          | 22739911              | 48.54     | 28390469  | 63.57     | 23722240  | 58.04     | 14356655            | 30.79               |
| Coffee                       | KGS                          | 59940860              | 120.19    | 74884576  | 152.20    | 65612802  | 122.59    | 43899320            | 73.28               |
| Natural rubber               | TON                          | 360266                | 906.43    | 442129    | 818.29    | 458382    | 715.12    | 287886              | 420.02              |
| Plantation total             | Plantation total             | Plantation total      | 1075.15   |           | 1034.06   |           | 895.75    |                     | 524.10              |
| Agri. &allied products       | Agri. &allied products       |                       |           |           |           |           |           |                     |                     |
| Rice(other than basmoti)     | TON                          | 1439                  | 1.37      | 1958      | 1.77      | 1021      | 0.91      | 639                 | 0.58                |
| Wheat                        | TON                          | 11272                 | 4.42      | 29493     | 9.95      | 517667    | 135.45    | 773867              | 170.07              |
| Other cereals                | TON                          | 22321                 | 16.08     | 23397     | 10.03     | 206144    | 51.84     | 122462              | 29.87               |
| Pulses                       | TON                          | 3643713               | 2119.32   | 4584852   | 2786.11   | 5797706   | 3902.22   | 2748424             | 1906.55             |
| Tobacco unmanufactured       | KGS                          | 1549350               | 13.09     | 1930418   | 15.90     | 2883247   | 20.54     | 146776              | 0.95                |
| Tobacco manufactured*        | Tobacco manufactured*        | Tobacco manufactured* | 27.85     |           | 32.76     |           | 29.74     |                     | 19.82               |
| Spices                       | KGS                          | 155577426             | 571.39    | 163094896 | 717.78    | 193437497 | 823.79    | 155259072           | 474.75              |
| Cashew                       | TON                          | 776334                | 773.81    | 933190    | 1087.16   | 961665    | 1339.34   | 569125              | 920.75              |
| Cashew nut shell liquid      | KGS                          | 379070                | 0.34      | 1720396   | 1.63      | 1858346   | 0.87      | 1523766             | 0.50                |
| Sesame seeds                 | KGS                          | 72928096              | 134.48    | 34767785  | 62.67     | 23597101  | 27.59     | 24640014            | 24.83               |
| Niger seeds                  | KGS                          | 0                     | 0.00      | 703000    | 0.60      | 5780000   | 6.76      | 6970000             | 8.56                |
| Groundnut                    | TON                          | 114                   | 0.06      | 127       | 0.08      | 107       | 0.05      | 103                 | 0.04                |
| Other oil seeds              | TON                          | 54703                 | 27.50     | 51561     | 26.59     | 62505     | 32.99     | 54730               | 28.47               |
| Vegetable oils               | TON                          | 10467303              | 9389.74   | 12731595  | 10621.48  | 15643735  | 10492.08  | 8226662             | 6212.09             |
| Oil meals                    | TON                          | 126936                | 33.33     | 165102    | 44.71     | 255014    | 65.26     | 342153              | 92.97               |
| Guergam meal                 | TON                          | 375                   | 3.66      | 128       | 0.95      | 633       | 2.07      | 155                 | 0.18                |
| Castor oil                   | KGS                          | 68946                 | 0.34      | 52363     | 0.30      | 31759     | 0.17      | 73546               | 0.15                |
| Shellac                      | KGS                          | 680722                | 8.01      | 1770836   | 9.75      | 705387    | 2.99      | 204721              | 0.81                |
| Sugar                        | TON                          | 880956                | 392.19    | 1538635   | 601.17    | 1943125   | 612.24    | 1104847             | 504.18              |
| Mollases                     | TON                          | 15065                 | 1.47      | 60281     | 4.93      | 17267     | 1.16      | 6689                | 0.61                |
| Fruits / vegetable seeds     | KGS                          | 8294147               | 74.36     | 14012277  | 100.48    | 14328066  | 107.57    | 12854403            | 66.90               |
| Fresh fruits                 | TON                          | 769204                | 1273.46   | 900984    | 1565.20   | 839543    | 1694.84   | 544721              | 921.04              |
| Fresh vegetables             | TON                          | 25981                 | 6.66      | 8244      | 1.82      | 140728    | 59.78     | 5911                | 1.03                |
| Processed vegetables         | KGS                          | 20289086              | 28.80     | 10960189  | 17.07     | 15379021  | 18.40     | 7461892             | 9.87                |
| Processed fruits and juices  | KGS                          | 31973057              | 68.28     | 33552677  | 81.58     | 38962498  | 80.31     | 24658654            | 46.32               |
| Cereal preparations          | TON                          | 53472                 | 69.15     | 72717     | 95.44     | 61487     | 87.81     | 38886               | 50.56               |
| Cocoa products               | KGS                          | 51627345              | 176.90    | 65387025  | 253.58    | 56424691  | 212.96    | 33853408            | 127.68              |
| Milled products              | KGS                          | 3977441               | 3.64      | 3465371   | 2.90      | 4393656   | 3.26      | 2095558             | 1.47                |
| Misc processed items*        |                              |                       | 244.48    |           | 292.05    |           | 277.20    |                     | 178.36              |
| Animal casings               | KGS                          | 220                   | 0.00      | 0         | 0.00      | 0         | 0.00      | 0                   | 0.00                |
| Sheep/goat meat              | TON                          | 60                    | 0.86      | 87        | 1.43      | 53        | 0.73      | 69                  | 0.63                |
| Other meat                   | TON                          | 361                   | 2.61      | 469       | 3.19      | 498       | 2.64      | 317                 | 1.48                |
| Processed meat               | TON                          | 388                   | 1.27      | 165       | 0.85      | 71        | 0.42      | 81                  | 0.43                |
| Dairy products               | KGS                          | 10487312              | 38.47     | 43837626  | 61.49     | 18233480  | 56.64     | 10451278            | 25.59               |
| Poultry products*            |                              |                       | 3.89      |           | 6.18      |           | 4.04      |                     | 3.26                |
| Floricltr products           | KGS                          | 4308801               | 18.45     | 4820190   | 18.52     | 4768809   | 17.43     | 3184816             | 12.34               |
| Alcoholic beverages          | LTR                          | 114452982             | 341.27    | 177683002 | 408.46    | 303459276 | 447.38    | 265260805           | 313.74              |
| Ayush and herbal products    | KGS                          | 10855329              | 52.46     | 23482092  | 57.58     | 11668422  | 54.13     | 7134563             | 31.12               |
| Agri. &allied products total | Agri. &allied products total |                       | 15923.43  |           | 19004.14  |           | 20673.58  |                     | 12188.54            |
| Total                        | Total                        |                       | 16998.61  |           | 20038.20  |           | 21569.33  |                     | 12712.64            |

Source: Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCIS)

Note: Figures for 2016-17 (Apr to Oct) is provisional.

*Quantity Figures are not given as units are not additive.