Lok Sabha Question No. 618 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-16
Subject: Agricultural Export
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Hemant Patil

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 618 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 th SEPTEMBER, 2020

## AGRICULTURAL EXPORT

## 618. SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािण�य एवं उ�ोग मं�ी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the progression of the agricultural terms of trade for the country from 2014 to 2020;
- (b) the  State-wise  break  up  of  agricultural  exports,  from  2014  to  2020  along  with  the  details thereof;
- (c) whether since 2014, Government has prohibited the export of any agricultural products;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether since 2014, Government has signed international deals and MoUs for the import of agricultural products; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=h ( Jh ih;w'k xks;y ) THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) The details of Terms of Trade in respect of Agricultural Products, from the year 2014 -15 to 2019-20 (first three quarters), are at Annexure-I.
- (b) The State-wise break-up of agricultural exports, from the year 2014-15 to 2020-21 (Apr.-July), is at Annexure-II.
- (c & d) in view of the prevailing adverse domestic availability and price situation, the Government had  prohibited  export  of  all  varieties  of  onions,  through  Notification  No.  21/2015-2020  dated 29.09.2019.  The  prohibition  was  lifted  with  effect  from  15 th March  2020  vide  Notification  no. 49/2015-20  dated  2 nd March 2020. The ban on export of  onions  has  been  re-imposed  w.e.f.  14 th September 2020 vide Notification no. 31/2015-20.

Export of shark fins of all species of sharks was prohibited vide Notification no. 110 (RE-2013)/200914 dated 06.02.2015.

The prohibition on export of pulses (except Kabuli Chana and 10,000 tons of organic pulses) was extended  till  further  orders  vide  notification  no.  78  (RE-2013)/2009-14  dated  31.03.2014.  This prohibition has been lifted vide Notification No. 38/2015-20 dated 22.11.2017.

(e & f) In July 2016, the Government of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Mozambique on cooperation in the field of production and marketing of pulses, so as to ensure smooth supply and availability of pulses in India. Both sides have agreed to target a certain minimum quantity of exports of pigeon peas and other pulses from Mozambique to India till 202021.

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## Annexure-I

|                                 | TERMSOFTRADEFORAGRICULTURALPRODUCTS   | TERMSOFTRADEFORAGRICULTURALPRODUCTS   | TERMSOFTRADEFORAGRICULTURALPRODUCTS   | TERMSOFTRADEFORAGRICULTURALPRODUCTS   | TERMSOFTRADEFORAGRICULTURALPRODUCTS   |               |               |                |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
| Principal Commodity Description | 2014-15                               | 2015-16                               | 2016-17                               | 2017-18                               | 2018-19                               |               | 2019-20       |                |
| TEA                             | 102.20                                | 78.86                                 | 98.58                                 | 96.75                                 | 69.93                                 | 1st Qtr 69.79 | 2nd Qtr 89.52 | 3rd Qtr 103.05 |
| COFFEE                          | 105.31                                | 103.11                                | 95.40                                 | 90.28                                 | 100.21                                | 106.94        | 115.41        | 111.35         |
| RICE -BASMOTI                   | -NA-                                  | -NA-                                  | -NA-                                  | -NA-                                  | -NA-                                  | -NA-          | -NA-          | -NA-           |
| RICE(OTHER THAN BASMOTI)        | 108.04                                | 94.49                                 | 99.84                                 | 111.50                                | 110.09                                | 126.87        | 99.83         | 118.87         |
| WHEAT                           | 120.74                                | 125.81                                | 161.60                                | 179.23                                | 152.11                                | 82.95         | 73.62         | 116.08         |
| OTHER CEREALS                   | 101.91                                | 109.07                                | 109.28                                | 106.40                                | 103.07                                | 173.13        | 164.45        | 215.13         |
| PULSES                          | 75.02                                 | 67.66                                 | 108.23                                | 121.30                                | 94.02                                 | 80.40         | 77.99         | 81.65          |
| TOBACCO UNMANUFACTURED          | 69.55                                 | 68.54                                 | 88.98                                 | 227.33                                | 93.91                                 | 61.83         | 154.09        | 79.64          |
| TOBACCO MANUFACTURED            | 75.47                                 | 66.78                                 | 78.37                                 | 76.67                                 | 76.40                                 | 103.69        | 75.89         | 71.01          |
| SPICES                          | 75.98                                 | 81.01                                 | 87.65                                 | 93.80                                 | 109.11                                | 134.25        | 123.70        | 107.62         |
| CASHEW                          | 92.47                                 | 81.89                                 | 79.87                                 | 74.27                                 | 76.89                                 | 90.48         | 95.80         | 83.79          |
| CASHEWNUTSHELLLIQUID            | 108.80                                | 117.25                                | 122.55                                | 132.95                                | 135.56                                | 121.24        | 131.14        | 119.99         |
| SESAME SEEDS                    | 92.21                                 | 113.82                                | 89.76                                 | 95.05                                 | 94.24                                 | 98.55         | 93.72         | 90.52          |
| NIGER SEEDS                     | 72.28                                 | 78.59                                 | 71.49                                 | 91.53                                 | 103.16                                | 100.62        | 84.11         | 88.97          |
| GROUNDNUT                       | 131.80                                | 151.16                                | 120.29                                | 81.93                                 | 88.39                                 | 86.92         | 154.22        | 94.38          |
| OTHER OIL SEEDS                 | 86.06                                 | 89.55                                 | 91.53                                 | 88.58                                 | 68.67                                 | 84.30         | 67.90         | 62.18          |
| VEGETABLE OILS                  | 128.97                                | 180.83                                | 129.97                                | 141.04                                | 155.94                                | 155.10        | 176.23        | 162.60         |
| OILMEALS                        | 82.65                                 | 94.63                                 | 81.90                                 | 72.76                                 | 83.77                                 | 90.38         | 80.48         | 103.31         |
| GUERGAM MEAL                    | 30.58                                 | 22.17                                 | 13.92                                 | 21.88                                 | 25.70                                 | 33.35         | 11.06         | 26.83          |
| CASTOR OIL                      | 87.37                                 | 66.35                                 | 72.54                                 | 77.92                                 | 93.17                                 | 79.48         | 69.41         | 63.71          |
| SHELLAC                         | 91.33                                 | 91.51                                 | 36.87                                 | 45.69                                 | 96.94                                 | 159.97        | 109.41        | 104.98         |
| SUGAR                           | 112.15                                | 102.26                                | 101.22                                | 136.20                                | 123.11                                | 56.83         | 104.39        | 107.63         |
| MOLLASES                        | 130.21                                | 120.80                                | 125.64                                | 89.34                                 | 193.76                                | 134.79        | 241.37        | 203.29         |
| FRUITS / VEGETABLE SEEDS        | 142.65                                | 163.83                                | 131.90                                | 128.66                                | 187.20                                | 178.76        | 150.16        | 174.19         |
| FRESH FRUITS                    | 98.14                                 | 86.06                                 | 89.17                                 | 99.17                                 | 99.68                                 | 106.49        | 103.10        | 95.27          |
| FRESHVEGETABLES                 | 124.46                                | 130.16                                | 67.41                                 | 117.65                                | 79.24                                 | 92.66         | 193.04        | 171.39         |
| PROCESSED VEGETABLES            | 111.14                                | 105.12                                | 99.47                                 | 86.42                                 | 88.13                                 | 109.34        | 116.10        | 101.74         |
| PROCESSED FRUITSAND JUICES      | 102.84                                | 120.01                                | 131.64                                | 116.43                                | 126.94                                | 148.58        | 122.84        | 115.19         |
| CEREAL PREPARATIONS             | 107.44                                | 109.20                                | 115.75                                | 119.17                                | 115.13                                | 117.44        | 120.01        | 119.10         |
| COCOAPRODUCTS                   | 150.91                                | 129.78                                | 136.28                                | 146.05                                | 162.01                                | 172.07        | 151.84        | 164.22         |
| MILLED PRODUCTS                 | 117.16                                | 135.64                                | 143.86                                | 174.34                                | 180.77                                | 223.85        | 127.86        | 215.01         |
| MISC PROCESSED ITEMS            | 92.85                                 | 100.95                                | 93.85                                 | 102.19                                | 99.48                                 | 123.58        | 109.74        | 81.99          |
| ANIMALCASINGS                   | -NA-                                  | -NA-                                  | -NA-                                  | -NA-                                  | -NA-                                  | -NA-          | -NA-          | -NA-           |
| BUFFALOMEAT                     | -NA-                                  | -NA-                                  | -NA-                                  | -NA-                                  | -NA-                                  | -NA-          | -NA-          | -NA-           |
| SHEEP/GOAT MEAT                 | 70.62                                 | 92.99                                 | 92.49                                 | 87.47                                 | 105.18                                | 120.46        | 77.41         | 84.97          |
| OTHER MEAT                      | 153.11                                | 0.00                                  | 147.69                                | 170.30                                | 153.84                                | 228.04        | 130.12        | 128.91         |
| PROCESSED MEAT                  | 80.51                                 | 72.43                                 | 75.03                                 | 94.10                                 | 92.52                                 | 68.80         | 184.36        | 99.40          |
| DAIRY PRODUCTS                  | 102.69                                | 110.35                                | 110.18                                | 102.79                                | 65.32                                 | 74.64         | 106.64        | 157.27         |
| POULTRY PRODUCTS                | 164.52                                | 185.13                                | 150.62                                | 199.50                                | 164.41                                | 172.91        | 141.88        | 54.43          |
| FLORICLTR PRODUCTS              | 110.55                                | 116.40                                | 138.50                                | 154.97                                | 122.45                                | 85.93         | 146.16        | 168.90         |
| NATURALRUBBER                   | 134.83                                | 178.89                                | 141.14                                | 132.28                                | 123.20                                | 135.90        | 138.28        | 120.29         |
| ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES             | 104.66                                | 96.62                                 | 94.36                                 | 85.42                                 | 87.50                                 | 91.78         | 85.09         | 85.35          |
| MARINE PRODUCTS                 | 136.19                                | 118.79                                | 115.57                                | 101.82                                | 102.88                                | 100.73        | 94.55         | 104.97         |
| AYUSHAND HERBALPRODUCTS         | 93.86                                 | 103.21                                | 119.48                                | 122.89                                | 137.31                                | 130.42        | 142.51        | 238.77         |
| COTTON RAWINCLD. WASTE          | 88.11                                 | 88.44                                 | 90.98                                 | 87.92                                 | 85.96                                 | 93.78         | 129.37        | 91.98          |

A value of 0 indicates that the commodity was not exported in the given month, hence having UVI (Export) = 0

Source: DGCI&S

## Annexure-II

## State wise Principal Commodity wise Export of agriculture products from 2014-15 to 2020-21 (Apr-Jul)

(*Data for 2020-21 is provisional)

Values in USD Million

| State               |   2014-15 | 2015-16   | 2016-17   |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 | 2020-21 (Apr-Jul)   |
|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|
| ANDAMAN &NICOBAR    |      1.73 | 1.32      | 0.49      |      3.6  |      0.75 |      0.65 | 0.10                |
| ANDHRAPRADESH       |   4257.74 | 3651.52   | 4104.77   |   4762.76 |   4694.07 |   4793.42 | 1465.55             |
| ARUNACHALPRADESH    |      0.42 | 0.08      | 4.87      |      1.59 |      0.6  |      0.13 | 0.04                |
| ASSAM               |    290.63 | 339.16    | 361.10    |    314.94 |    291.62 |    320.18 | 79.66               |
| BIHAR               |    209.16 | 141.59    | 178.92    |    292.73 |    350.04 |    407.34 | 160.04              |
| CHANDIGARH          |      3.23 | 4.17      | 1.89      |      4.19 |      6.74 |      7.97 | 2.61                |
| CHATTISGARH         |    371.5  | 403.76    | 509.20    |    548.03 |    338.13 |    274.86 | 218.76              |
| DADRA& NAGAR HAVELI |      8.94 | 5.94      | 2.65      |      7.49 |     12.23 |     14.45 | 6.66                |
| DAMAN &DIU          |     35.87 | 35.19     | 49.42     |     74.25 |     91.92 |     82.58 | 17.81               |
| DELHI               |   1668.3  | 1377.89   | 1306.66   |   1203.76 |   1067.33 |    831.88 | 267.53              |
| GOA                 |    146.76 | 104.04    | 125.11    |    155.77 |    130.82 |     86.63 | 18.62               |
| GUJARAT             |   6001.17 | 4692.33   | 5248.89   |   6056.99 |   7083.21 |   6265.51 | 1948.21             |
| HARYANA             |   3093.24 | 2316.13   | 2153.00   |   2678.96 |   2774.63 |   2739.49 | 970.86              |
| HIMACHALPRADESH     |     20.03 | 19.32     | 19.97     |     27.4  |     39.84 |     35.42 | 8.94                |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR      |     39.66 | 28.51     | 15.48     |     36.08 |     26.21 |     17.35 | 3.90                |
| JHARKHAND           |     13.48 | 5.47      | 13.58     |     33.18 |     13.34 |     15.59 | 5.90                |
| KARNATAKA           |   1618.17 | 1685.98   | 1609.02   |   1768.84 |   1641.02 |   1455.73 | 507.81              |
| KERALATotal         |   2390.06 | 2200.74   | 2328.74   |   2465.4  |   2079.8  |   1861.2  | 555.98              |
| LAKSHADWEEP         |      0.23 | 0.31      | 0.23      |      0.05 |      0.24 |      0.17 | 0.10                |
| MADHYAPRADESH       |   1067.71 | 673.92    | 766.46    |    986.49 |   1206.31 |    842.22 | 346.36              |
| MAHARASHTRA         |   5997.62 | 5770.62   | 5153.88   |   5463.96 |   5906.73 |   5329.04 | 1728.05             |
| MANIPUR Total       |      0.02 |           | 0.17      |      0.12 |      0.09 |      0.02 |                     |
| MEGHALAYA           |      0.45 | 2.10      | 0.82      |      1.14 |      0.59 |      0.29 | 0.02                |
| MIZORAM             |      0.17 | 0.02      |           |      0.62 |      0.69 |      0.49 |                     |
| NAGALAND            |      1.51 | 1.79      | 0.14      |      0.04 |      0.39 |      0.1  |                     |
| ODISHA              |    396.07 | 354.49    | 411.37    |    505.82 |    435.94 |    454.74 | 141.35              |
| PONDICHERRY         |      7.86 | 5.68      | 7.63      |     14.07 |      7.26 |      8.7  | 2.68                |
| PUNJAB              |   1939.9  | 1339.12   | 1296.86   |   1545.25 |   1402.41 |   1267.34 | 413.12              |
| RAJASTHAN           |   1311.03 | 481.76    | 439.51    |    655.48 |    700.07 |    568.64 | 177.79              |
| SIKKIM              |      1.33 | 1.27      | 1.15      |      2.19 |      2.44 |      2.4  | 0.60                |
| TAMILNADU           |   2109.86 | 2029.26   | 2158.26   |   2343.95 |   2099.36 |   1955.87 | 599.75              |
| TELANGANA           |     83.61 | 288.57    | 337.11    |    789.82 |    776.11 |    667.32 | 222.33              |
| TRIPURATotal        |      1.68 | 0.14      | 0.47      |      1.27 |      0.84 |      0.9  | 0.06                |
| UTTAR PRADESH       |   3299.02 | 2628.09   | 2640.55   |   3201.26 |   3529.81 |   3399.48 | 1038.90             |
| UTTARAKHAND         |     88.47 | 77.80     | 70.14     |     79.42 |    100.65 |     74.29 | 31.66               |
| WEST BENGAL         |   1732.92 | 1291.45   | 1720.48   |   1922.35 |   1797.81 |   1625.97 | 463.61              |
| UNSPECIFIED         |    851.33 | 831.11    | 646.12    |    932.42 |    576.85 |    177.27 | 23.04               |
| GRANDTOTAL          |  39060.9  | 32790.63  | 33685.10  |  38881.6  |  39186.9  |  35585.6  | 11428.36            |

Source: DGCI&S

Note: State-wise export figures are compiled on the basis of the state-of-origin code reported by the exporters in the shipping bills. Therefore, the export figures compiled from the daily trade returns received from the Customs are subject to certain limitations in terms of reporting by the exporters.

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