Lok Sabha Question No. 171 (STARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Export of Marine Food/Products
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: FAIZAL P.P. MOHAMMED

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 171 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 th  JULY,2018

## EXPORT OF MARINE FOOD/PRODUCTS

## *171.  MOHAMMED FAIZAL:

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

- (a) the  status  of  marine  exports  in  the  country  along  with  the  total  quantum  and  value  of  marine food/products exported from India during the last five years, product and country-wise and the foreign exchange earned therefrom;
- (b) whether there is a decline/growth in the export of marine food/products during the said period and if so, the details thereof along with the steps being taken to boost the said export;
- (c) whether the Government has any plan to export special tuna fish from Lakshadweep and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has received any representation from Lakshadweep Administration and others in this regard and if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e) whether the Marine Products Development Authority has initiated any project in Lakshadweep to improve the fisheries export sector and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- a) to e):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 171   FOR ANSWER ON 30 th  JULY,2018  REGARDING 'EXPORT OF MARINE FOOD/PRODUCTS'.

- (a): The status of marine exports from India during last 5 years is as below:

| Year                   |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Quantity(In MT)        |    983756 |   1051243 |    945892 |   1134948 |   1377244 |
| Value (In US$ million) |      5008 |      5511 |      4688 |      5778 |      7082 |

Product wise and country wise marine food/products export figures for the last 5 years along with foreign exchange earned is appended as Appendix 1 and Appendix - 2, respectively.

- (b): No, madam.

The export of marine products from India has shown a growth of 41% in last 5  years  in  US  $  value  terms.  This  growth  has  been  the  result  of  various export  promotion  activities  being  undertaken  by  Marine  Products  Export Development Authority  (MPEDA)  and  other  concerned  organizations  such as promoting value added exports, providing technical/financial assistance for  development  of  both  sea-caught  &  aquaculture  exports,  increase  in export oriented aquaculture produces and Research & Development activities in this field.

- (c): MPEDA  has  opened  a  new  office  in  Kavaratti,  Lakshadweep  and  is coordinating with the exporters  for initiating export of tuna  fish  from Lakshadweep.
- (d): No, Madam.

In  April  2017,  MPEDA  opened  an  office  in  Lakshadweep  to  help  the fishermen in finding export market for their tuna landed in the Island and to ensure  reasonable  market  rate  for  the  fish  landed  by  fishermen.   During 2017-18, M/s. Al Badr Seafoods (P) Ltd (MPEDA's registered processor & exporter),  a  canning  factory  based  in  Kochi  procured  455  MT  of  tuna (including 164 MT of Yellow fin and 291 MT of skipjack tuna) for export from

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- (e): Yes, madam. the said island.

## Appendix -I

| PRODUCT WISE EXPORT OF MARINE PRODUCTS FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS Q: Quantity in MT, V: Value in Rs. Crore, $: US Dollar Million   | PRODUCT WISE EXPORT OF MARINE PRODUCTS FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS Q: Quantity in MT, V: Value in Rs. Crore, $: US Dollar Million   | PRODUCT WISE EXPORT OF MARINE PRODUCTS FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS Q: Quantity in MT, V: Value in Rs. Crore, $: US Dollar Million   | PRODUCT WISE EXPORT OF MARINE PRODUCTS FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS Q: Quantity in MT, V: Value in Rs. Crore, $: US Dollar Million   | PRODUCT WISE EXPORT OF MARINE PRODUCTS FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS Q: Quantity in MT, V: Value in Rs. Crore, $: US Dollar Million   | PRODUCT WISE EXPORT OF MARINE PRODUCTS FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS Q: Quantity in MT, V: Value in Rs. Crore, $: US Dollar Million   | PRODUCT WISE EXPORT OF MARINE PRODUCTS FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS Q: Quantity in MT, V: Value in Rs. Crore, $: US Dollar Million   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Product                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                              | 2013-14                                                                                                                      | 2014-15                                                                                                                      | 2015-16                                                                                                                      | 2016-17                                                                                                                      | 2017-18                                                                                                                      |
| FROZEN SHRIMP Q: V:                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                              | 301435                                                                                                                       | 357505                                                                                                                       | 373866                                                                                                                       | 434486                                                                                                                       | 565980                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                              | 19368                                                                                                                        | 22468                                                                                                                        | 20045                                                                                                                        | 24711                                                                                                                        | 30868                                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                              | $:                                                                                                                           | 3211                                                                                                                         | 3710                                                                                                                         | 3097                                                                                                                         | 3726                                                                                                                         | 4848                                                                                                                         |
| FROZEN FISH                                                                                                                  | Q:                                                                                                                           | 324359                                                                                                                       | 309434                                                                                                                       | 228749                                                                                                                       | 296762                                                                                                                       | 353192                                                                                                                       |
| FROZEN FISH                                                                                                                  | V:                                                                                                                           | 4295                                                                                                                         | 3779                                                                                                                         | 3462                                                                                                                         | 4461                                                                                                                         | 4674                                                                                                                         |
| FROZEN FISH                                                                                                                  | $:                                                                                                                           | 709                                                                                                                          | 620                                                                                                                          | 530                                                                                                                          | 672                                                                                                                          | 733                                                                                                                          |
| CUTTLE FISH V:                                                                                                               | Q:                                                                                                                           | 68577                                                                                                                        | 82353                                                                                                                        | 65596                                                                                                                        | 63320                                                                                                                        | 69183                                                                                                                        |
| CUTTLE FISH V:                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                              | 1387                                                                                                                         | 1833                                                                                                                         | 1636                                                                                                                         | 1944                                                                                                                         | 2357                                                                                                                         |
| CUTTLE FISH V:                                                                                                               | $:                                                                                                                           | 228                                                                                                                          | 301                                                                                                                          | 250                                                                                                                          | 293                                                                                                                          | 370                                                                                                                          |
| SQUID                                                                                                                        | Q:                                                                                                                           | 87437                                                                                                                        | 69569                                                                                                                        | 81769                                                                                                                        | 99348                                                                                                                        | 100845                                                                                                                       |
| SQUID                                                                                                                        | V:                                                                                                                           | 1732                                                                                                                         | 1275                                                                                                                         | 1615                                                                                                                         | 2575                                                                                                                         | 2452                                                                                                                         |
| SQUID                                                                                                                        | $:                                                                                                                           | 285                                                                                                                          | 210                                                                                                                          | 248                                                                                                                          | 389                                                                                                                          | 385                                                                                                                          |
| DRIED ITEM V:                                                                                                                | Q:                                                                                                                           | 67901                                                                                                                        | 70544                                                                                                                        | 43320                                                                                                                        | 61071                                                                                                                        | 88997                                                                                                                        |
| DRIED ITEM V:                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                              | 998                                                                                                                          | 1010                                                                                                                         | 726                                                                                                                          | 872                                                                                                                          | 1042                                                                                                                         |
| DRIED ITEM V:                                                                                                                | $:                                                                                                                           | 168                                                                                                                          | 165                                                                                                                          | 111                                                                                                                          | 200                                                                                                                          | 164                                                                                                                          |
| ITEMS V:                                                                                                                     | Q:                                                                                                                           | 5080                                                                                                                         | 5488                                                                                                                         | 5493                                                                                                                         | 6703                                                                                                                         | 7034                                                                                                                         |
| ITEMS V:                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                              | 282                                                                                                                          | 302                                                                                                                          | 309                                                                                                                          | 404                                                                                                                          | 286                                                                                                                          |
| ITEMS V:                                                                                                                     | $:                                                                                                                           | 47                                                                                                                           | 49                                                                                                                           | 48                                                                                                                           | 61                                                                                                                           | 45                                                                                                                           |
| Q:                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                              | 19755                                                                                                                        | 31404                                                                                                                        | 33150                                                                                                                        | 31815                                                                                                                        | 19501                                                                                                                        |
| Q:                                                                                                                           | V:                                                                                                                           | 528                                                                                                                          | 636                                                                                                                          | 810                                                                                                                          | 770                                                                                                                          | 647                                                                                                                          |
| Q:                                                                                                                           | $:                                                                                                                           | 88                                                                                                                           | 105                                                                                                                          | 124                                                                                                                          | 116                                                                                                                          | 102                                                                                                                          |
| OTHERS Q:                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                              | 109212                                                                                                                       | 124947                                                                                                                       | 113949                                                                                                                       | 141442                                                                                                                       | 172512                                                                                                                       |
| OTHERS Q:                                                                                                                    | V:                                                                                                                           | 1623                                                                                                                         | 2139                                                                                                                         | 1818                                                                                                                         | 2134                                                                                                                         | 2781                                                                                                                         |
| OTHERS Q:                                                                                                                    | $:                                                                                                                           | 272                                                                                                                          | 351                                                                                                                          | 280                                                                                                                          | 321                                                                                                                          | 435                                                                                                                          |
| TOTAL Q:                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                              | 983756                                                                                                                       | 1051244                                                                                                                      | 945892                                                                                                                       | 1134947                                                                                                                      | 1377244                                                                                                                      |
| TOTAL Q:                                                                                                                     | V:                                                                                                                           | 30213                                                                                                                        | 33442                                                                                                                        | 30421                                                                                                                        | 37871                                                                                                                        | 45107                                                                                                                        |
| TOTAL Q:                                                                                                                     | $:                                                                                                                           | 5008                                                                                                                         | 5511                                                                                                                         | 4688                                                                                                                         | 5778                                                                                                                         | 7082                                                                                                                         |

## Appendix -II

| COUNTRY WISE EXPORT OF MARINE PRODUCTS FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS Q: Quantity in MT, V: Value in Rs. Crore, $: US Dollar Million   | COUNTRY WISE EXPORT OF MARINE PRODUCTS FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS Q: Quantity in MT, V: Value in Rs. Crore, $: US Dollar Million   | COUNTRY WISE EXPORT OF MARINE PRODUCTS FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS Q: Quantity in MT, V: Value in Rs. Crore, $: US Dollar Million   | COUNTRY WISE EXPORT OF MARINE PRODUCTS FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS Q: Quantity in MT, V: Value in Rs. Crore, $: US Dollar Million   | COUNTRY WISE EXPORT OF MARINE PRODUCTS FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS Q: Quantity in MT, V: Value in Rs. Crore, $: US Dollar Million   | COUNTRY WISE EXPORT OF MARINE PRODUCTS FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS Q: Quantity in MT, V: Value in Rs. Crore, $: US Dollar Million   | COUNTRY WISE EXPORT OF MARINE PRODUCTS FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS Q: Quantity in MT, V: Value in Rs. Crore, $: US Dollar Million   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Country                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                              | 2013-14                                                                                                                      | 2014-15                                                                                                                      | 2015-16                                                                                                                      | 2016-17                                                                                                                      | 2017-18                                                                                                                      |
| JAPAN V:                                                                                                                     | Q:                                                                                                                           | 71484                                                                                                                        | 78772                                                                                                                        | 75393                                                                                                                        | 69039                                                                                                                        | 85651                                                                                                                        |
| JAPAN V:                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                              | 2464                                                                                                                         | 3040                                                                                                                         | 2611                                                                                                                         | 2621                                                                                                                         | 2846                                                                                                                         |
| JAPAN V:                                                                                                                     | $:                                                                                                                           | 411                                                                                                                          | 502                                                                                                                          | 403                                                                                                                          | 395                                                                                                                          | 445                                                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                                              | Q:                                                                                                                           | 110880                                                                                                                       | 129667                                                                                                                       | 153695                                                                                                                       | 188617                                                                                                                       | 247780                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                              | V:                                                                                                                           | 7745                                                                                                                         | 8830                                                                                                                         | 8633                                                                                                                         | 11482                                                                                                                        | 14770                                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                              | $:                                                                                                                           | 1286                                                                                                                         | 1458                                                                                                                         | 1334                                                                                                                         | 1732                                                                                                                         | 2320                                                                                                                         |
| EUROPEAN UNION V:                                                                                                            | Q:                                                                                                                           | 174686                                                                                                                       | 188031                                                                                                                       | 186349                                                                                                                       | 189833                                                                                                                       | 190314                                                                                                                       |
| EUROPEAN UNION V:                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                              | 6130                                                                                                                         | 6716                                                                                                                         | 6312                                                                                                                         | 6892                                                                                                                         | 7116                                                                                                                         |
| EUROPEAN UNION V:                                                                                                            | $:                                                                                                                           | 1013                                                                                                                         | 1107                                                                                                                         | 971                                                                                                                          | 1039                                                                                                                         | 1117                                                                                                                         |
| CHINA V:                                                                                                                     | Q:                                                                                                                           | 75783                                                                                                                        | 59519                                                                                                                        | 50042                                                                                                                        | 45443                                                                                                                        | 49701                                                                                                                        |
| CHINA V:                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                              | 1767                                                                                                                         | 1349                                                                                                                         | 1432                                                                                                                         | 1342                                                                                                                         | 1448                                                                                                                         |
| CHINA V:                                                                                                                     | $:                                                                                                                           | 293                                                                                                                          | 221                                                                                                                          | 221                                                                                                                          | 202                                                                                                                          | 227                                                                                                                          |
| SOUTH EAST ASIA                                                                                                              | Q:                                                                                                                           | 380061                                                                                                                       | 409931                                                                                                                       | 328900                                                                                                                       | 484819                                                                                                                       | 616707                                                                                                                       |
| SOUTH EAST ASIA                                                                                                              | V:                                                                                                                           | 8046                                                                                                                         | 8621                                                                                                                         | 7499                                                                                                                         | 11462                                                                                                                        | 14250                                                                                                                        |
| SOUTH EAST ASIA                                                                                                              | $:                                                                                                                           | 1321                                                                                                                         | 1417                                                                                                                         | 1153                                                                                                                         | 1728                                                                                                                         | 2237                                                                                                                         |
| Q:                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                              | 58040                                                                                                                        | 64608                                                                                                                        | 53905                                                                                                                        | 52973                                                                                                                        | 62220                                                                                                                        |
| Q:                                                                                                                           | V:                                                                                                                           | 1599                                                                                                                         | 2021                                                                                                                         | 1794                                                                                                                         | 1831                                                                                                                         | 1849                                                                                                                         |
| Q:                                                                                                                           | $:                                                                                                                           | 273                                                                                                                          | 333                                                                                                                          | 276                                                                                                                          | 276                                                                                                                          | 291                                                                                                                          |
| Q:                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                              | 112822                                                                                                                       | 120716                                                                                                                       | 97609                                                                                                                        | 104224                                                                                                                       | 124871                                                                                                                       |
| OTHERS                                                                                                                       | V:                                                                                                                           | 2462                                                                                                                         | 2865                                                                                                                         | 2140                                                                                                                         | 2241                                                                                                                         | 2828                                                                                                                         |
| OTHERS                                                                                                                       | $:                                                                                                                           | 411                                                                                                                          | 473                                                                                                                          | 330                                                                                                                          | 406                                                                                                                          | 445                                                                                                                          |
| Q:                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                              | 983756                                                                                                                       | 1051244                                                                                                                      | 945892                                                                                                                       | 1134947                                                                                                                      | 1377244                                                                                                                      |
| Q:                                                                                                                           | V:                                                                                                                           | 30213                                                                                                                        | 33442                                                                                                                        | 30421                                                                                                                        | 37871                                                                                                                        | 45107                                                                                                                        |
| Q:                                                                                                                           | $:                                                                                                                           | 5008                                                                                                                         | 5511                                                                                                                         | 4688                                                                                                                         | 5778                                                                                                                         | 7082                                                                                                                         |

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