Lok Sabha Question No. 469 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: Export of Raw Jute
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Kotagiri Sridhar

## EXPORT OF RAW JUTE

## 469. SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

- (a) the details of export data of raw jute with prices for the last five years;
- (b) the acres of land cultivated for jute, State-wise for last five years;
- (c)  the  year-wise  price  per  jute  bag  and  High  Density  Polyethylene  (HDPE)  bag  by  Food  Corporation  of India (FCI) for the last five years;
- (d) the details of jute produced, cultivated and procured, State-wise;
- (e) the total number of HDPE plastic bags made in India and State-wise data of the same; and
- (f) the transportation price of jute from West Bengal to Andhra Pradesh?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

(a): The Export data of raw jute with its prices for the last five years is at Annexure-I.

(b) & (d): The details of land cultivated, jute produced and procured at MSP are at Annexure-II . The raw jute is not procured by the State. It is procured by traders on the market price and supply to Jute Mills. In addition  to,  Jute  Corporation  of  India  Ltd.  has  the  mandate  to  purchase  raw  jute  whatever  quantity  is offered by the farmers at MSP.

(c): Jute Commissioner declares provisional price of B-Twill jute bags of 50 kg capacity on monthly basis. The  details  of  jute  bag  price  of  the  last  five  years  are  at Annexure-III .  The  price  of  High  Density Polyethylene (HDPE) bag by Food Corporation of India (FCI) for the last five years is at Annexure-IV .

(e): No such data is maintained.

(f): M/s Jute Balers Association and M/s A.M. Mair & Co Pvt. Ltd. publish the quotation price of raw jute including  transportation  charges  for  Ex-South  Bengal  and  Others  for  procurement  by  jute  mills.  No separate  data  for  transportation  price  of  raw  jute  from  West  Bengal  to  other  states  including  Andhra Pradesh is maintained.

## Annexure-I in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 469 for 20.07.2022  regarding Export of Raw Jute asked by Shri Sridhar Kotagiri

## Export data of raw jute with prices for the last 5 years

| Export of Raw Jute form India   | Export of Raw Jute form India   | Export of Raw Jute form India   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Year                            | Qty ('000 MTon)                 | Value (Rs. Million)             |
| 2017-18                         | 27.2                            | 955.2                           |
| 2018-19                         | 24.07                           | 1,087.3                         |
| 2019-20                         | 21.87                           | 1,072.12                        |
| 2020-21                         | 30.56                           | 1,916.76                        |
| 2021-22 (April-Feb)             | 29.55                           | 2,051.4                         |

Source - Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence & Statistics (DGCIS), Kolkata.

| States         | Cultivated Area('000 Hectares) Production('000Balesof180Kgs.each)   | Cultivated Area('000 Hectares) Production('000Balesof180Kgs.each)   | Cultivated Area('000 Hectares) Production('000Balesof180Kgs.each)   | Cultivated Area('000 Hectares) Production('000Balesof180Kgs.each)   | Cultivated Area('000 Hectares) Production('000Balesof180Kgs.each)   | Cultivated Area('000 Hectares) Production('000Balesof180Kgs.each)   | Cultivated Area('000 Hectares) Production('000Balesof180Kgs.each)   | Cultivated Area('000 Hectares) Production('000Balesof180Kgs.each)   | Cultivated Area('000 Hectares) Production('000Balesof180Kgs.each)   | Cultivated Area('000 Hectares) Production('000Balesof180Kgs.each)   |
|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                | 2016-17                                                             | 2017-18                                                             | 2018-19                                                             | 2019-20                                                             | 2020-21                                                             | 2016-17                                                             | 2017-18                                                             | 2018-19                                                             | 2019-20                                                             | 2020-21                                                             |
| Assam          | 75.14                                                               | 69.95                                                               | 65.79                                                               | 64.25                                                               | 65.00                                                               | 802.75                                                              | 841.29                                                              | 761.69                                                              | 791.67                                                              | 778.19                                                              |
| Bihar          | 91.38                                                               | 83.47                                                               | 70.63                                                               | 48.39                                                               | 42.48                                                               | 1,356.00                                                            | 1,109.71                                                            | 928.84                                                              | 646.81                                                              | 780.43                                                              |
| Madhya Pradesh | 6.00                                                                | 6.00                                                                | 0.00                                                                | 0.00                                                                | 0.00                                                                | 5.00                                                                | 9.00                                                                | 0.00                                                                | 0.00                                                                | 0.00                                                                |
| Meghalaya      | 6.67                                                                | 6.67                                                                | 6.68                                                                | 6.68                                                                |                                                                     | 68.37                                                               | 68.47                                                               | 68.5 2                                                              | 68.54                                                               |                                                                     |
| Nagaland       | 3.07                                                                | 3.08                                                                | 3.08                                                                | 3.08                                                                |                                                                     | 5.85                                                                | 32.61                                                               | 32.6 1                                                              | 32.61                                                               |                                                                     |
| Odisha         | 0.75                                                                | 0.95                                                                | 0.20                                                                | 0.15                                                                | 0.76                                                                | 1.26                                                                | 13.15                                                               | 1.73                                                                | 1.81                                                                | 10.15                                                               |
| Tripura        | 0.59                                                                | 0.55                                                                | 0.66                                                                | 0.62                                                                |                                                                     | 5.37                                                                | 5.00                                                                | 5.84                                                                |                                                                     | 0.00                                                                |
| West Bengal    | 522.47                                                              | 515.08                                                              | 518.26                                                              | 505.23                                                              | 506.16                                                              | 8,187.66                                                            | 7,511.65                                                            | 7,697.48                                                            | 3.17 7,901.17                                                       | 7,451.86                                                            |
| Others         |                                                                     |                                                                     |                                                                     |                                                                     | 10.32                                                               |                                                                     |                                                                     |                                                                     |                                                                     | 100.76                                                              |
| All India      | 706.07                                                              | 685.75                                                              | 665.30                                                              | 628.39                                                              | 624.72                                                              | 10,432.25                                                           | 9,590.90                                                            | 9,496.72                                                            | 9,445.79                                                            | 9,121.39                                                            |

Source: DES, M/o Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

## Annexure-II in reply to part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 469 for 20.07.2022  regarding Export of Raw Jute asked by Shri Sridhar Kotagiri

## State-wise procurement data of raw jute under MSP during the last 5 Years

| Qty in Qtls   | Qty in Qtls   | Qty in Qtls   | Qty in Qtls   | Qty in Qtls   | Qty in Qtls   |
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| Year          | 2017-2018     | 2018-2019     | 2019-2020     | 2020-2021     | 2021-2022     |
| State         | MSP           | MSP           | MSP           | MSP           | MSP           |
| West Bengal   | 3,58,927.240  | 1,25,464.390  | 1,29,420.000  | 6,424.970     | 1,911.230     |
| Bihar         | 68,703.660    | 4,052.400     | 6,030.000     | 354.220       | 436.630       |
| Assam         | 1,73,444.430  | 608.180       | 12,099.600    | 18.960        | 160.130       |
| Meghalaya     | 0.000         | 0.000         | 0.000         | 0.000         | 0.000         |
| Orissa        | 9,003.520     | 666.540       | 579.060       | 363.950       | 0.000         |
| A.P           | 0.000         | 0.000         | 0.000         | 0.000         | 0.000         |
| Tripura       | 32.850        | 0.000         | 0.000         | 0.000         | 0.000         |
| Total         | 6,10,111.700  | 1,30,791.510  | 1,48,128.660  | 7,162.100     | 2,507.990     |

Annexure-III in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 469 for 20.07.2022 regarding Export of Raw Jute asked by Shri Sridhar Kotagiri

Month-wise as well as Year-wise Price for 580 gm. B.Twill Jute Bags for last 5 years :

|   Sl.No. |                 | TYPE - "B"                 |
|----------|-----------------|----------------------------|
|        1 | MONTH April '17 | Rs. Per 100 Bags) 4,129.37 |
|        2 | May '17         | 4,076.36                   |
|        3 | June '17        | 4,149.67                   |
|        4 | July '17        | 3,967.08                   |
|        5 | August '17      | 3,894.29                   |
|        6 | September '17   | 3,902.88                   |
|        7 | October '17     | 4,003.74                   |
|        8 | November '17    | 4,078.56                   |
|        9 | December '17    | 4,026.24                   |
|       10 | January' 18     | 3,973.75                   |
|       11 | February '18    | 3,998.75                   |
|       12 | March '18       | 4,070.32                   |
|       13 | April '18       | 4,141.08                   |
|       14 | May '18         | 4,144.39                   |
|       15 | June '18        | 4,165.62                   |
|       16 | July '18        | 4,169.33                   |
|       17 | August '18      | 4,210.92                   |
|       18 | September '18   | 4,210.39                   |
|       19 | October '18     | 4,267.93                   |
|       20 | November '18    | 4,338.05                   |
|       21 | December '18    | 4,471.34                   |
|       22 | January' 19     | 4,481.14                   |
|       23 | February '19    | 4,606.82                   |
|       24 | March '19       | 4,684.25                   |
|       25 | April '19       | 4,735.82                   |
|       26 | May '19         | 4,684.54                   |
|       27 | June '19        | 4,659.02                   |
|       28 | July '19        | 4,573.94                   |
|       29 | August '19      | 4,545.23                   |
|       30 | September '19   | 4,523.25                   |
|       31 | October '19     | 4,525.39                   |

|   32 | November '19   | 4,639.01   |
|------|----------------|------------|
|   33 | December '19   | 4,733.9    |
|   34 | January' 20    | 4,785.87   |
|   35 | February '20   | 4,879.66   |
|   36 | March '20      | 4,905.7    |
|   37 | April '20      | 4,945.02   |
|   38 | May '20        | 4,926.35   |
|   39 | June '20       | 4,926.35   |
|   40 | July '20       | 4,843.23   |
|   41 | August '20     | 4,827.57   |
|   42 | September '20  | 4,877.86   |
|   43 | October '20    | 5,095.71   |
|   44 | November '20   | 5,344.24   |
|   45 | December '20   | 5,514.35   |
|   46 | January' 21    | 5,620.32   |
|   47 | February '21   | 5,721.29   |
|   48 | March '21      | 5,858.05   |
|   49 | April '21      | 6,178.04   |
|   50 | May '21        | 6,487.53   |
|   51 | June '21       | 6,806.7    |
|   52 | July '21       | 7,034.35   |
|   53 | August '21     | 7,014.98   |
|   54 | September '21  | 6,310.81   |
|   55 | October '21    | 5,975.74   |
|   56 | November '21   | 5,908.63   |
|   57 | December '21   | 5,989      |
|   58 | January' 22    | 6,016.69   |
|   59 | February '22   | 6,051.08   |
|   60 | March '22      | 6,069.7    |

## Annexure-IV in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 469 for 20.07.2022  regarding Export of Raw Jute asked by Shri Sridhar Kotagiri

## The price of HDPE/PP bags as obtained by FCI during the last five years

| Financial Year   | Price Range per Bag                    |
|------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 2017-18          | Not purchased by FCI during the period |
| 2018-19          | Rs 22.70                               |
| 2019-20          | Rs 18.40 to Rs 23.38                   |
| 2020-21          | Rs 23.76 to Rs 28.42                   |
| 2021-22          | Rs 23.22 to Rs 28.04                   |