Lok Sabha Question No. 1728 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-27
Subject: Production of Palm Oil
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Maddila  Gurumoorthy, Sanjeev Kumar Singari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1728 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27TH JULY, 2022

## PRODUCTION OF PALM OIL

1728. SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY: DR. SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of total production and demand of palm state-wise; in the last three years; oil,
- (b) the details of total exports and imports of palm oil, including the country of exportlimport; in the last three years;
- (c) whether it is true that India is experiencing a shortage of palm oil;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons for the same;
- (e) whether the Government has taken any steps to enhance the domestic production of palm oil to reduce import reliance; and
- (f) if sO, the details thereof?

## A NSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a): The state-wise production of palm oil in the last three years (2019-20 to 2021-22) is at Annexure L. The demand for palm oil is mainly in the HoReCa sector (Hotel, Restaurant and Cafe) and its derivatives are also used in making
- (b): The details of total exports and imports of oil including the country of palm
- (c) and (d): Domestic production oils is unable to meet the domestic demand and the gap between demand and supply of edible oils is met through imports: Out of the total imports, palm oil constitutes 61.80%.
- (e) and (f): The Government of India has launched National Mission on Edible oils- Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) during the year 2021 with the aim to enhance the edible oils  availability in the country by harnessing Oil Palm area expansion, increasing Crude Palm Oil (CPO) production and to reduce the import burden on edible oils. The Mission has a target of covering additional area of 6.5 Lakh hectare under Oil Palm plantation with 3.28 Iakh hectare in north-eastern states and 3.22 Iakh hectare in Rest of India in next 5 years from 2021-22 to 2025-26.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1728 FOR ANSWER ON 27.07.2022 IN THE LOK SABHA

The State-wise details of production of Crude Palm Oil (CPO) in the last three (from 201920 to 2021-22) are given below: years

(Quantity in MT)

|    | State          |   2019-20 (FY) |   2020-21 (FY) | 2021-22 (FY)   |
|----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh |         208359 |         237900 | 295075         |
| 2  | Goa            |            309 |            305 | 353            |
| 3_ | Karnataka      |           2184 |           2734 | 10046          |
| 4  | Kerala         |           4824 |           4281 | 318            |
| 5  | Mizoran        |            535 |            675 | 6084           |
|    | Tamil Nadu     |            553 |            429 | NA             |
| 7  | Telangana      |          38050 |          26690 | 46171          |

Source: Dlo Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1728 FOR ANSWER ON 27.07.2022 IN THE LOK SABHA:

IMPORT OF PALM OIL (OTHER REFINED PALM OIL, REFINED BLEACHED DEODRSED PALM OIL, REFINED BLCHD DEODRSED PALMOLEIN, CRUDE PALM OIL AND ITS FRACTNS)- Source: Dlo Commerce

Qty in MT

| S: No:   | Country Region   | 2019-20 (FY)   | 2020-2021(FY)   | 2021-2022 (FY)   |
|----------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|          | BANGLADESH PR    | 12,184.31      |                 | 2,272.29         |
| 2        | FRANCE           | 0.36           |                 |                  |
| 3        | GERMANY          | 0.05           | 0.02            | 0.05             |
| 4        | INDONESIA        | 6,836.00       |                 |                  |
| 5        | MALAYSIA         | 61,044.11      | 298             | 7,019.20         |
| 6        | NEPAL            |                | 0.35            |                  |
| 7        | NETHERLAND       | 4.41           | 1.33            |                  |
| 8        | NIGERIA          | 0.3            |                 |                  |
| 9        | SINGAPORE        | 84             |                 | 199.8            |
| 10       | UK               | 0.18           |                 |                  |
| 11       | U $A             | 0.01           |                 |                  |
| 12       | THAILAND         | 0.95           | 3.04            |                  |

Qtyin MT

| S. No:   | Country Region   | 2019-20 (FY)   | 2020-2021(FY)   | 2021-2022 (FY)   |
|----------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|          | BANGLADESH PR    |                |                 |                  |
| 2        | FRANCE           | 1,493.05       | 4,838.00        |                  |
| 3        | INDONESIA        |                |                 | 165,180.98       |
| 4        | MALAYSIA         | 2,266.13       |                 | 12,433.58        |
| 5        | NEPAL            | 148.41         | 134.93          | 516.87           |
| 6        | SINGAPORE        | 0.52           |                 |                  |
| 7        | DENMARK          |                |                 |                  |
| 8        | KOREA RP         | 19.98          |                 |                  |
| 9        | NIGERIA          |                |                 | 2.62             |

21-

Qty.in MT

|     | Country Region   | 2019-20 (FY)   | 2020-2021(FY)   | 2021-2022 (FY)   |
|-----|------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|     | BANGLADESH PR    | 21,903.48      |                 | 5,349.99         |
| 2   | NNDONESIA        | 286,323.78     | 79,783.95       | 943,973.13       |
| 3 . | MALAYSIA         | 1,715,637.88   | 1,695.16        | 351,907.09       |
| 4   | NEPAL            | 212,089.17     | 13,496.35       | 164,828.48       |
| 5.  | SINGAPORE        |                |                 | 86,564.06        |
| 6.  | PITCAIRN IS.     | 20.25          |                 |                  |
| 7_  | SINGAPORE        | 94,941.00      |                 |                  |
| 8   | THAILAND         | 1.71           |                 |                  |
| 9   | U S A            |                | 4.5             |                  |
| 10. | GUINEA           |                |                 | 4,268.38         |
|     | PAPUA N GNA      |                |                 | 2,250.00         |
| 12. | U ARAB EMTS      |                |                 | 43.91            |

Qty.in MT

| S.No:   | Country Region   | 2019-20 (FY)   | 2020-2021(FY)   | 2021-2022 (FY)   |
|---------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
| 1       | CAMBODIA         | 1,146.00       | 4,322.18        | 17,600.71        |
| 2.      | INDONESIA        | 4,272,207.00   | 4,095,159.50    | 2,153,705.25     |
| 3.      | LIBERIA          |                | 517             | 5,010.39         |
| 4       | MALAYSIA         | 1,488,524.50   | 2,799,267.25    | 3,020,196.25     |
| 5_      | NIGERIA          | 0.98           | 6.77            |                  |
| 6_      | PAPUA N GNA      | 451            | 28,270.00       | 242,025.53       |
| 7_      | PHILIPPINES      |                |                 | 5,108.88         |
| 8_      | SINGAPORE        | 292,933.00     | 306,684.00      | 256,671.16       |
| 9_      | THAILAND         | 121,039.81     | 154,479.33      | 555,608.50       |
| 10      | UKRAINE          |                | 3,230.00        |                  |
|         | COTE D' IVOIRE   |                |                 | 29,971.00        |
| 12.     | GUINEA           |                |                 | 13,903.20        |
| 13.     | SIERRA LEONE     |                |                 | 1,076.00         |
| 14.     | SOLOMON IS       |                |                 | 3,043.61         |

3/-

EXPORT OF PALM OIL  (OTHER REFINED PALM OIL; REFINED BLEACHED DEODRSED PALM OIL; REFINED BLCHD DEODRSED    PALMOLEIN, CRUDE PALM OIL AND ITS FRACTNS)- Source: Dlo Commerce

## Commodityi 15119090 OTHER REFINED PALM OIL (EXPORD)

in MT

| SNo_   | Country Region   | 2019-20 (FY)   | 2020-2021(FY)   | 2021-2022 (FY)   |
|--------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
| 1      | KENYA            | 0.1            | 0.18            |                  |
| 2      | NEPAL            |                | 1.2             |                  |
| 3      | BHUTAN           | 33.75          | 24.87           | 0.02             |
| 4.     | CONGO D. REP.    |                | 2.71            |                  |
| 5      | FRANCE           | 0.03           |                 |                  |
| 6      | GERMANY          |                | 0.32            |                  |
| 7      | GHANA            |                | 0.3             |                  |
|        | INDONESIA        |                | 11.22           | 28               |
| 9      | MALAYSIA         |                | 0.2             |                  |
| 10_    | MALDIVES         | 0.01           |                 |                  |
| 11.    | NETHERLAND       |                | 2.5             |                  |
| 12     | NEW ZEALAND      |                | 0.38            |                  |
| 13_    | NIGERIA          | 5.15           |                 |                  |
| 14.    | OMAN             | 0.04           |                 | 0.06             |
| 15     | REUNION          |                | 0.07            | 0.26             |
| 16.    | SAUDI ARAB       |                | 0.03            |                  |
| 17.    | SOUTH AFRICA     |                |                 |                  |
| 18.    | SWITZERLAND      | 0.02           |                 |                  |
| 19.    | TUNISIA          |                | 0.03            |                  |
| 20_    | U ARAB EMTS      |                | 1.5             | 0.59             |
| 21_    | U K              |                | 0.01            |                  |
| 22_    | U S A            | 1.6            | 0.1             | 0.12             |
| 23_    | UGANDA           | 0.01           |                 |                  |
| 24.    | UKRAINE          | 0.05           |                 |                  |
| 25     | YEMEN REPUBLC    | 1.64           | 7.96            |                  |
| 26     | BANGLADESH PR    |                |                 | 5                |
| 27     | IRAQ             |                |                 | 1.9              |

Qty.in MT

|   S: No: | Country Region   | 2019-20 (FY)   | 2020-2021(FY)   | 2021-2022 (FY)   |
|----------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|        1 | BHUTAN           |                |                 | 64.81            |
|        2 | CHINA P RP       | 17.98          |                 |                  |
|        3 | GERMANY          |                |                 | 98.1             |
|        4 | QATAR            |                |                 | 6.82             |
|        5 | TRINIDAD         |                |                 | 0.01             |

4/-

## Commodity: 15119020 REFINED BLCHD DEODRSED PALMOLEIN (EXPORT)

in MT

Qty.in MT

| S: No.   | Country / Region   | 2019-20 (FY)   | 2020-2021(FY)   | 2021-2022 (FY)   |
|----------|--------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|          | CANADA             |                | 0.04            | 0.34             |
|          | KENYA              |                |                 |                  |
| 3        | MALAYSIA           |                |                 | 1,180.30         |

| S. No:   | Country / Region   | 2019-20(FY)   | 2020-2021(FY)   | 2021-2022 (FY)   |
|----------|--------------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
| 1        | BANGLADESH PR      |               |                 | 024.67 13,0      |
| 2        | BHUTAN             |               | 49.08           | 54.58            |
| 3        | KENYA              |               | 0.1             | 0.4              |
| 4        | MALDIVES           |               |                 |                  |
| 5        | NEPAL              | 56.3          | 47.5            | 80.4             |
| 6        | SPAIN              |               |                 |                  |
| 7        | SRI LANKA DSR      |               |                 |                  |
| 8        |                    | 2.5           |                 | 0.98             |
| 9        | UGANDA             |               |                 |                  |
| 10       | GERMANY            | 0.11          |                 |                  |
| 11       | NIGERIA            |               | 0.44            |                  |
| 12       | OMAN               |               | 0.01            | 0.01             |
|          | GHANA              |               |                 | 0.01             |

## Commodityi (EXPORD)