Lok Sabha Question No. 98 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Export of Major Cereals
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Sumedhanand Saraswati

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 98 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  FEBRUARY, 2022

## EXPORT OF MAJOR CEREALS

## 98. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:

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

- (a) whether export of major cereals like wheat and rice is on the rise during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is also a fact that purchase from the farmers by the Government agencies is also on the rise; and
- (d) if so, the State-wise purchase thereof, agri commodity-wise during each of the last three years including current year?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b):  Yes, Sir. Overall, the export of cereals like wheat and rice has increased over the last three years and the current year. Details are as under:

Qty. in MT; Values in USD Million

|                           | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2021-22 (Apr-Nov)   | 2021-22 (Apr-Nov)   |
|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Commodity                 | QTY       | VAL       | QTY       | VAL       | QTY       | VAL       | QTY                 | VAL                 |
| RICE -BASMATI             | 4414612   | 4712.44   | 4454771   | 4372.00   | 4630209   | 4018.41   | 2402034             | 2066.22             |
| RICE (OTHER THAN BASMATI) | 7647998   | 3038.16   | 5056278   | 2031.25   | 13149206  | 4810.80   | 10882704            | 3903.03             |
| WHEAT                     | 226628    | 60.24     | 219690    | 62.82     | 2154973   | 567.93    | 4114773             | 1151.07             |
| OTHER CEREALS             | 1257244   | 348.97    | 501118    | 205.19    | 3075661   | 705.38    | 2246006             | 603.95              |

Source: DGCI&S

(c) & (d):  Yes, Sir. Procurement of wheat and rice by the Government agencies has increased over the last three years. State-wise details for the last three year and the current year are at Annexure.

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## Annexure referred in Part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 98

| State-wise Procurement of Paddy in terms of Rice   | State-wise Procurement of Paddy in terms of Rice   | State-wise Procurement of Paddy in terms of Rice   | State-wise Procurement of Paddy in terms of Rice   | State-wise Procurement of Paddy in terms of Rice   |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    | (In lakh Tons)                                     |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                     | 48.06                                              | 55.32                                              | 56.66                                              | 15.89                                              |
| TELANGANA                                          | 51.90                                              | 74.54                                              | 94.53                                              | 46.29                                              |
| ASSAM                                              | 1.01                                               | 2.11                                               | 1.42                                               | 0.02                                               |
| BIHAR                                              | 9.49                                               | 13.41                                              | 23.84                                              | 16.03                                              |
| CHANDIGARH                                         | 0.13                                               | 0.15                                               | 0.19                                               | 0.18                                               |
| CHHATISGARH                                        | 39.71                                              | 50.53                                              | 47.74                                              | 58.15                                              |
| DELHI                                              |                                                    | 0.00                                               | 0.00                                               |                                                    |
| GUJARAT                                            | 0.09                                               | 0.14                                               | 0.74                                               | 0.82                                               |
| HARYANA                                            | 39.42                                              | 43.07                                              | 37.89                                              | 37.05                                              |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                   |                                                    | 0.00                                               | 0.00                                               | 0.19                                               |
| JHARKHAND                                          | 1.53                                               | 2.55                                               | 4.28                                               | 0.93                                               |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR                                     | 0.09                                               | 0.10                                               | 0.26                                               | 0.27                                               |
| KARNATAKA                                          | 0.59                                               | 0.41                                               | 1.38                                               |                                                    |
| KERALA                                             | 4.65                                               | 4.82                                               | 5.20                                               | 1.36                                               |
| MADHYAPRADESH                                      | 13.95                                              | 17.40                                              | 24.97                                              | 30.45                                              |
| MAHARASHTRA                                        | 5.80                                               | 11.67                                              | 12.72                                              | 6.33                                               |
| ODISHA                                             | 44.48                                              | 47.98                                              | 52.58                                              | 21.32                                              |
| PUDUCHERRY                                         |                                                    | 0.00                                               | 0.00                                               |                                                    |
| PUNJAB                                             | 113.34                                             | 108.76                                             | 135.89                                             | 125.19                                             |
| RAJASTHAN                                          |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    | 0.05                                               |
| NEF (Tripura)                                      | 0.07                                               | 0.14                                               | 0.16                                               | 0.13                                               |
| TAMIL NADU                                         | 12.94                                              | 22.04                                              | 30.53                                              | 5.21                                               |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                      | 32.33                                              | 37.90                                              | 44.78                                              | 38.88                                              |
| UTTRAKHAND                                         | 4.62                                               | 6.82                                               | 7.18                                               | 7.75                                               |
| WEST BENGAL                                        | 19.79                                              | 18.38                                              | 18.90                                              | 3.72                                               |
| ALL INDIA TOTAL:                                   | 443.99                                             | 518.27                                             | 601.85                                             | 416.20                                             |
| Source, Procurement: FCI Daily Bulletins           | Source, Procurement: FCI Daily Bulletins           | Source, Procurement: FCI Daily Bulletins           | Source, Procurement: FCI Daily Bulletins           | Source, Procurement: FCI Daily Bulletins           |
| * Kharif Marketing Season                          | * Kharif Marketing Season                          | * Kharif Marketing Season                          | * Kharif Marketing Season                          | * Kharif Marketing Season                          |

| State-wise Procurement of Wheat          | State-wise Procurement of Wheat          | State-wise Procurement of Wheat          | State-wise Procurement of Wheat          | State-wise Procurement of Wheat          |
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|                                          |                                          |                                          |                                          | (In lakh Tons)                           |
| PUNJAB                                   | 126.92                                   | 129.12                                   | 127.14                                   | 132.22                                   |
| HARYANA                                  | 87.84                                    | 93.20                                    | 74.00                                    | 84.93                                    |
| UTTAR PRADESH                            | 52.94                                    | 37.00                                    | 35.77                                    | 56.41                                    |
| UTTARAKHAND                              | 1.10                                     | 0.42                                     | 0.39                                     | 1.44                                     |
| MADHYAPRADESH                            | 73.13                                    | 67.25                                    | 129.42                                   | 128.16                                   |
| GUJARAT                                  | 0.37                                     | 0.05                                     | 0.77                                     | 1.70                                     |
| RAJASTHAN                                | 15.32                                    | 14.11                                    | 22.25                                    | 23.40                                    |
| BIHAR                                    | 0.18                                     | 0.03                                     | 0.05                                     | 4.56                                     |
| JHARKHAND                                |                                          |                                          |                                          |                                          |
| KARNATAKA                                |                                          |                                          |                                          |                                          |
| DELHI                                    |                                          |                                          | 0.00                                     | 0.06                                     |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR                           |                                          |                                          | 0.00                                     | 0.24                                     |
| MAHARASHTRA                              |                                          |                                          | 0.00                                     | 0.01                                     |
| ODISHA                                   |                                          |                                          |                                          |                                          |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                         | 0.01                                     | 0.01                                     | 0.03                                     | 0.13                                     |
| CHANDIGARH                               | 0.14                                     | 0.12                                     | 0.11                                     | 0.17                                     |
| WEST BENGAL                              |                                          |                                          |                                          |                                          |
| CHHATTISGARH                             |                                          |                                          |                                          |                                          |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                           |                                          |                                          |                                          |                                          |
| ASSAM                                    |                                          |                                          |                                          |                                          |
| TELANGANA                                |                                          |                                          |                                          |                                          |
| TOTAL                                    | 357.95                                   | 341.33                                   | 389.93                                   | 433.44                                   |
| Source, Procurement: FCI Daily Bulletins | Source, Procurement: FCI Daily Bulletins | Source, Procurement: FCI Daily Bulletins | Source, Procurement: FCI Daily Bulletins | Source, Procurement: FCI Daily Bulletins |
| * Rabi Marketing Season                  |                                          |                                          |                                          |                                          |