Lok Sabha Question No. 2780 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-20
Subject: Import of Seeds
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: DILIP PATEL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2780 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th  MARCH, 2017

## IMPORT OF SEEDS

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

## 2780. SHRI DILIP PATEL:

- (a) the quantum and value of different varieties of canola, sunflower, cotton and soya seeds imported into the country during each of the last three years and the relaxation given in the criteria fixed for their import, country and variety-wise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to import different varieties of seeds including canola seeds in higher quantity during the current year and if so, the quantum and value thereof;
- (c) whether any relaxation has been given for import permission at the port for seeds and any oil and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government has received any proposal in this regard for imported seeds and if so, the details and the status thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Import policy of  oilseeds, including  sunflower, cotton and soya seeds  other than  for    sowing  purposes  is  'free'  subject  to  the  Plant  Quarantine  (Regulation  of import into India) Order 2003. The registered quantum and value of different varieties of  seeds  imported  into  the  country  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  is  annexed . Further,  the  Department  of  Agriculture,  Cooperation  and  Farmers  Welfare  is  not directly  importing  any  seeds  from  any  country,  since  seeds  as  above  can  be  freely imported in the country.

(c )& (d)

:  No, Madam.

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| Country-wise Import of Soya, Sun flower and Cotton Seeds for the last three years (2013-14 to 2015-16) and the current financial year (Upto December, 2016)   | Country-wise Import of Soya, Sun flower and Cotton Seeds for the last three years (2013-14 to 2015-16) and the current financial year (Upto December, 2016)   | Country-wise Import of Soya, Sun flower and Cotton Seeds for the last three years (2013-14 to 2015-16) and the current financial year (Upto December, 2016)   | Country-wise Import of Soya, Sun flower and Cotton Seeds for the last three years (2013-14 to 2015-16) and the current financial year (Upto December, 2016)   | Country-wise Import of Soya, Sun flower and Cotton Seeds for the last three years (2013-14 to 2015-16) and the current financial year (Upto December, 2016)   | Country-wise Import of Soya, Sun flower and Cotton Seeds for the last three years (2013-14 to 2015-16) and the current financial year (Upto December, 2016)   | Country-wise Import of Soya, Sun flower and Cotton Seeds for the last three years (2013-14 to 2015-16) and the current financial year (Upto December, 2016)   | Country-wise Import of Soya, Sun flower and Cotton Seeds for the last three years (2013-14 to 2015-16) and the current financial year (Upto December, 2016)   | Country-wise Import of Soya, Sun flower and Cotton Seeds for the last three years (2013-14 to 2015-16) and the current financial year (Upto December, 2016)   | Country-wise Import of Soya, Sun flower and Cotton Seeds for the last three years (2013-14 to 2015-16) and the current financial year (Upto December, 2016)   | Country-wise Import of Soya, Sun flower and Cotton Seeds for the last three years (2013-14 to 2015-16) and the current financial year (Upto December, 2016)   | Country-wise Import of Soya, Sun flower and Cotton Seeds for the last three years (2013-14 to 2015-16) and the current financial year (Upto December, 2016)   |
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| ITCHS                                                                                                                                                         | ITEM DESCRIPTION                                                                                                                                              | UNIT OF QUANTITY                                                                                                                                              | COUNTRY                                                                                                                                                       | 2013-14                                                                                                                                                       | 2013-14                                                                                                                                                       | 2014-15                                                                                                                                                       | 2014-15                                                                                                                                                       | 2015-16                                                                                                                                                       | 2015-16                                                                                                                                                       | 2016-17                                                                                                                                                       | 2016-17                                                                                                                                                       |
| ITCHS                                                                                                                                                         | ITEM DESCRIPTION                                                                                                                                              | UNIT OF QUANTITY                                                                                                                                              | COUNTRY                                                                                                                                                       | QTY                                                                                                                                                           | VALUE (US $)                                                                                                                                                  | QTY                                                                                                                                                           | VALUE (US $)                                                                                                                                                  | QTY                                                                                                                                                           | VALUE (US $)                                                                                                                                                  | QTY                                                                                                                                                           | VALUE (US $)                                                                                                                                                  |
| 12019000                                                                                                                                                      | OTHER SOYA BEANS                                                                                                                                              | KGS                                                                                                                                                           | BENIN                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | 13953230                                                                                                                                                      | 6522834                                                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | CANADA                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | 68000                                                                                                                                                         | 42918                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | DJIBOUTI                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | 660000                                                                                                                                                        | 384843                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | 251000                                                                                                                                                        | 116845                                                                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | ETHIOPIA                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | 5409556                                                                                                                                                       | 3248929                                                                                                                                                       | 17471500                                                                                                                                                      | 10497226                                                                                                                                                      | 36051000                                                                                                                                                      | 19262720                                                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | FRANCE                                                                                                                                                        | 306                                                                                                                                                           | 2037                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | KOREA RP                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | 200                                                                                                                                                           | 109                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | MOZAMBIQU E                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | 116000                                                                                                                                                        | 69205                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | NIGERIA                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | 252058                                                                                                                                                        | 117365                                                                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | TOGO                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | 758240                                                                                                                                                        | 336918                                                                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | U ARAB EMTS                                                                                                                                                   | 440000                                                                                                                                                        | 461183                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | 1000                                                                                                                                                          | 1067                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | U S A                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | 126000                                                                                                                                                        | 113782                                                                                                                                                        | 856000                                                                                                                                                        | 748019                                                                                                                                                        | 543000                                                                                                                                                        | 451690                                                                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | UGANDA                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | 460000                                                                                                                                                        | 328188                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | UKRAINE                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | 1679000                                                                                                                                                       | 746067                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | UNSPECIFIE D                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | 22000                                                                                                                                                         | 20427                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |
| 12060090                                                                                                                                                      | OTHER SUNFLOWER SEEDS W/N BROKEN                                                                                                                              | KGS                                                                                                                                                           | CHINA P RP                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | 7000                                                                                                                                                          | 9291                                                                                                                                                          | 35000                                                                                                                                                         | 47349                                                                                                                                                         | 8000                                                                                                                                                          | 10505                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | GERMANY                                                                                                                                                       | 800                                                                                                                                                           | 7406                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | U K                                                                                                                                                           | 18                                                                                                                                                            | 143                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |
| 12072900                                                                                                                                                      | OTHER COTTON SEEDS                                                                                                                                            | KGS                                                                                                                                                           | BENIN                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | 952700                                                                                                                                                        | 368195                                                                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | TOGO                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | 204320                                                                                                                                                        | 83166                                                                                                                                                         |