Lok Sabha Question No. 2646 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: Seafood Export
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel, B. Y. Raghavendra, D.K. Suresh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2646

ANSWERED ON 09 TH  JULY, 2019

## SEAFOOD EXPORT

2646.  SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL: SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA: SHRI D.K. SURESH:

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of India's seafood exports during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether it is true that there is increasing demand for India's seafood from other countries;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether there is a growth of 13.7% in quantity and 10.1% in value, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether it is a fact that researchers in 2019 India's seafood exports will grow at 17 to 18% clearly showing a demand for Indian products, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a) to (e): The quantum, value along with annual growth of the major group of seafood exported from India from 2016-17 to 2018-19, and the latest available data for the month of April of the current year is as under:

| Value of India's Export of Seafood (in US$ million)      | Value of India's Export of Seafood (in US$ million)             | Value of India's Export of Seafood (in US$ million)      | Value of India's Export of Seafood (in US$ million)      | Value of India's Export of Seafood (in US$ million)      | Value of India's Export of Seafood (in US$ million)      |
|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| HS Code                                                  | Commodity                                                       | 2016-17                                                  | 2017-18                                                  | 2018-19                                                  | 2019-20 (April 2019)                                     |
| 03                                                       | FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTABRATES. | 5501.05                                                  | 6,850.91                                                 | 6,256.57                                                 | 429.67                                                   |
|                                                          | Annual Growth                                                   | 22.6%                                                    | 24.5%                                                    | -8.7%                                                    | --                                                       |
| Quantity of India's Export of Seafood (in thousand tons) | Quantity of India's Export of Seafood (in thousand tons)        | Quantity of India's Export of Seafood (in thousand tons) | Quantity of India's Export of Seafood (in thousand tons) | Quantity of India's Export of Seafood (in thousand tons) | Quantity of India's Export of Seafood (in thousand tons) |
| HS Code                                                  | Commodity                                                       | 2016-2017                                                | 2017-18                                                  | 2018-19                                                  | 2019-20 (April 2019)                                     |
| 03                                                       | FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTABRATES. | 1023.62                                                  | 1283.04                                                  | 1279.72                                                  | 98.40                                                    |
|                                                          | Annual Growth (%)                                               | 23.3%                                                    | 25.3%                                                    | -0.3%                                                    | --                                                       |

Source: Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence & Statistics

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