Lok Sabha Question No. 2859 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-10
Subject: Export of Grapes and its Products
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2859 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th JULY, 2019

## EXPORT OF GRAPES AND ITS PRODUCTS

## 2859. SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

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

- (a) the details of the quantum and value of grapes and its produce 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

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 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:

Value in Million USD

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*provisional

Source: DGCI&S

- (b) The exports of grapes have grown during the past three years. The Government has not received any reports of grape producers and exporters having incurred heavy losses on export of grapes during the period.
- (c) Does not arise in view of (b) above.
- (d) to (f) Promotion of exports of agricultural products like grapes is a continuous process. The Government is seeking to export grapes to newer areas/countries by filing Market Access Requests for  Grapes  with  a  number  of  countries.  Under the Agriculture  Export  Policy,  Pune,  Nasik  and Sangli districts of Maharashtra have been identified as a cluster for export-oriented production of grapes. An incentive of 7% is available on the export of grapes under the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS). 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 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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