Lok Sabha Question No. 4759 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-29
Subject: Export of Red Chilli
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4759 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 th  MARCH,2023

## EXPORT OF RED CHILLI

## 4759.   SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मं त्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Teja variety of red chilli is being exported to China, Bangladesh and a few other South Asian countries from Khammam mainly through the Chennai and other ports;
- (b) if so, whether the volume of exports of the commodity is picking up in tune with growing requirements of the spice processing industries;
- (c) whether despite the huge demand for Teja red chilli in the international market, farmers are finding it difficult to recover the investment due to sharp escalation of cultivation cost and also due to absence of MSP;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the farmers who can afford to keep huge stocks in cold storages for longer duration are reaping rich dividends of the huge export potential of the commodity; and
- (f) if  so,  the  details  thereof  since  2014  onwards  till  date,  State-wise,  particularly  from Khammam and Guntur?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a): Yes,Sir. Khammam District in Telangana is one of the major producers of Teja variety of Red Chilli and this Teja variety is being exported from India to different destinations like Bangladesh etc. The major port of shipment for Chilli from India is Chennai port.

(b): The variety wise export details of chilli from India are not available as there are no separate ITC  HS  codes  for  different  varieties  of  chilli.  The  export  of  chilli  from  India  increased  from 4,43,900 MT in 2017-18 to 5,57,168 MT in 2021-22.

(c) &(d): Teja red chilli has huge demand in international markets because of its quality, which includes high pungency and very good colour. In 2021-22, the chilli production was affected by an

invasive pest, black thrips (Thripsparvispinus Karny), in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and the higher cost of cultivation was due to extra investment on black thrips management. Further, during 2022-23, the prices have increased and the annual average price of chilli in Guntur Market in the last five years and current year is given below:-

| Guntur Market- Chilli   | Guntur Market- Chilli   |
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| Year                    | Price (₹/quintal)       |
| 2017-18                 | 5639                    |
| 2018-19                 | 7716                    |
| 2019-20                 | 11636                   |
| 2020-21                 | 10272                   |
| 2021-22                 | 11267                   |
| 2022-23 (April to Feb)  | 16417                   |

Source: Directorate of Arecanut and Spices Development

- (e) & (f): The chilli prices, usually, are higher during off season than during harvesting season. It is a regular practice for farmers to keep stocks in cold storages for meeting demand in off season.

The  data  on  state-wise  production  of  chillies  is  attached  as  Annexure-I.  The  data  on production of chillies in Khammam & Guntur districts is attached as Annexure-II.

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Annexure -I

## Annexure referred to in reply to Parts (e) and (f) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4759 for answer on 29.03.2023.

## Production of Red Chillies in India - Statewise

(Production in '000 tonnes)

| State             |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 | 2020-21   | 2021-22   |
|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |  601.993  |  739.621  |   618.42  |  1031.34  |   618.348 |   501.407 |   805.026 | 796.653   | 417.813   |
| Arunachal Pradesh |    4.4    |    7.5    |     8.288 |     7     |     0.807 |     0.851 |     0.851 | 2.377     | 0.005     |
| Assam             |   16.476  |   18.381  |    17.736 |    18.207 |    18.994 |    18.984 |    21.867 | 20.189    | 20.611    |
| Bihar             |    4.591  |    2.734  |     2.051 |     3.022 |     2.733 |     4.756 |     4.713 | 3.652     | 3.617     |
| Chhattisgarh      |    4.629  |    3.576  |     3.039 |     4.321 |     1.498 |     3.049 |     3.249 | 3.249     | 3.107     |
| Gujarat           |   33.304  |   26.936  |    26.91  |    26.031 |    22.072 |    21.444 |    18.905 | 23.345    | 28.778    |
| Haryana           |    4.219  |    4.219  |     4.219 |     4     |     4     |     4.08  |     4.027 |           |           |
| Himachal Pradesh  |    0.653  |    0.15   |     0.217 |     0.239 |     0.239 |     0.199 |     0.276 | 0.397     | 0.433     |
| Jammu& Kashmir    |    0.6757 |    0.3463 |     0.532 |     0.532 |     0.346 |     0.54  |     0.556 | 0.551     | 0.512     |
| Karnataka         |  114.154  |  118.488  |   103.242 |   260.143 |   191.475 |   194.758 |   129.238 | 147.049   | 177.311   |
| Madhya Pradesh    |  132.39   |  100.171  |   132.438 |   303.626 |   232.699 |   217.548 |   208.634 | 315.598   | 319.824   |
| Maharashtra       |   35.875  |   35.875  |    35.875 |     3.432 |    14.134 |    14.025 |    22.434 | 24.484    | 19.876    |

| Manipur              |      3.9 |      3.9 |    3.900 |    3.900 | 3.900     | 0.001     |    0.001 |          |    1.560 |
|----------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|-----------|----------|----------|----------|
| Mizoram              |    9.1   |    9.33  |    9.33  |   10.918 | 10.918    | 10.918    |   10.918 |   10.918 |   10.918 |
| Nagaland             |   47.904 |   48.791 |   50.391 |   40.887 | 0.805     | 1.798     |    1.754 |    4.328 |    1.572 |
| Orissa               |   74.367 |   73.575 |   68.567 |   69.166 | 69.280    | 69.280    |   69.28  |   69.28  |   69.257 |
| Punjab               |   17.7   |   17.7   |   14.084 |   14.084 | 14.084    | 16.656    |   16.955 |   17.63  |   19.963 |
| Rajasthan            |   11.456 |   12.92  |   18.218 |   18.781 | 13.282    | 14.356    |   20.033 |   10.925 |   13.378 |
| Tamil Nadu           |   11.294 |   29.391 |   23.762 |   20.585 | 18.108    | 14.000    |   29.618 |   25.057 |   26.382 |
| Telangana            |  279.777 |  253.26  |  227.61  |  482.872 | 340.804   | 369.016   |  436.378 |  536.541 |  651.344 |
| Tripura              |    3.7   |    3.7   |    3.7   |    7.208 | 6.312     | 6.545     |    6.664 |    6.698 |    6.96  |
| Uttar Pradesh        |   10.951 |   11.149 |   10.26  |   10.26  | 12.578    | 12.716    |   11.808 |   12.065 |   25.41  |
| Uttarakhand          |    7.2   |    7.2   |    7.2   |    7.2   | 7.200     | 9.474     |    9.632 |    9.685 |    9.334 |
| West Bengal          |  100     |   98.48  |  100.338 |  100.338 | 105.750   | 8.300     |    8.576 |    7.821 |    7.783 |
| Pondicherry          |    0.039 |    0.076 |    0.03  |    0.026 | 0.064     | 0.076     |    0.093 |    0.011 |    0.133 |
| Andaman & Nicobar    |    0.605 |    0.605 |    0.605 |    1.474 | 0.300     | 0.781     |    0.313 |    0.118 |    0.34  |
| Total (incl. others) | 1534.19  | 1631.54  | 1494.69  | 2449.59  | 1,710.731 | 1,515.557 | 1841.8   | 2048.62  | 1836.22  |

Source: Directorate of Arecanut and Spices Development

Annexure referred to in reply to Parts (e) and (f) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4759 for answer on 29.03.2023.

## Production of Red Chillies in Khammam & Guntur (Production in '000 tonnes)

| Year    |   Khammam |   Guntur |
|---------|-----------|----------|
| 2013-14 |   125.821 |  332.309 |
| 2014-15 |   114.077 |  408.521 |
| 2015-16 |    95.208 |  266.708 |
| 2016-17 |   114.374 |  507.83  |
| 2017-18 |   135.255 |  351.097 |
| 2018-19 |   107.101 |  262.57  |
| 2019-20 |   150.235 |  456.253 |
| 2020-21 |   174.056 |  411.662 |
| 2021-22 |   186.367 |  165.177 |

Source: Directorate of Arecanut and Spices Development

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