Lok Sabha Question No. 18 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Export of Grapes
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: S. RAJENDRAN, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., SUDHEER GUPTA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 18 TO BE ANSWERED ON  04 th  FEBRUARY, 2019

## EXPORT OF GRAPES

## 18. SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

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

- (a) the details of the quantum and value of grapes and its products exported from the country during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether grape owners  and exporters of the country  including  Maharashtra region have incurred heavy losses on export of grapes;
- (c) if  so,  whether the Government proposes any relief measures for the grape owners and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  formulate  schemes  in  consultation  with  the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority of India to export grapes to newer areas/ countries;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (f) the  other  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  boost  the  export  of  grapes  from  the country?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) The details of  the  quantum and value of  grapes and its products exported from  the country during the last three years and the current year are as under:

Quantity in MT, Value in USD Million

|                        | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2018-19 (April- November)   | 2018-19 (April- November)   |
|------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Product                | Quantity  | Value     | Quantity  | Value     | Quantity  | Value     | Quantity                    | Value                       |
| Grapes, Fresh          | 132647.60 | 203.16    | 198471.30 | 268.29    | 188221.18 | 294.59    | 40581.92                    | 52.35                       |
| Raisins (Grapes Dried) | 26825.10  | 31.16     | 30859.09  | 40.22     | 25259.51  | 37.05     | 14919.15                    | 30.79                       |
| Others Grapes          | 1556.34   | 1.57      | 1786.47   | 2.18      | 959.90    | 1.12      | 568.32                      | 0.67                        |

| Dried   |        |        |        |        |        |        |         |       |
|---------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|-------|
| Total   | 161029 | 235.89 | 231117 | 310.69 | 214441 | 332.76 | 56069.4 | 83.81 |

Source: DGCI&S

- (b) The  Government  has  not  received  any  reports  of  grape  producers  and  exporters having incurred heavy losses on export of grapes during the last three years and the current year.
- (c) Does not arise in view of (b) above.
- (d) to (f) Promotion of exports of agricultural products like grapes is a continuous process. India  has  filed  Market  Access  Requests  for  Grapes  with  several  countries  viz. Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Malawi, New Zealand, South Korea, USA and Vietnam. Under  the  newly  introduced  Agriculture  Export  Policy,  Pune,  Nasik  and  Sangli districts of Maharashtra  have  been  identified as a cluster for export-oriented production of grapes. 7% MEIS is available on the export of grapes. The Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), an autonomous organisation under the administrative control of Department of Commerce,  has  been  mandated  with  the  export  promotion  of  grapes.  APEDA  has implemented GrapeNet, which is a web-based service offered to the stakeholders for facilitating  testing  and  certification  of  Grapes  for  export  from  India  in  compliance with  the  standards  identified  by  NRC  Pune,  on  the  basis  of  consultation  with  the exporters. GrapeNet collects, stores and reports - forward and backward traces and quality  assurance  data  entered  by  the  stakeholders,  ie.,  exporters,  laboratories  and PSC authorities within the Grapes supply chain in India.. Moreover, APEDA has also been  providing  assistance  to  the  Grape  exporters  under  various  components  of  its export promotion scheme.

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