Lok Sabha Question No. 2629 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-10
Subject: Export of Essential Commodities
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Harish Dwivedi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2629 (H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th MARCH, 2021

## EXPORT OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES

## 2629 (H). SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:

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

- (a) the commodity-wise and year-wise details of the essential commodities exported by the country during each of the last five years and the current year;
- (b) whether any increase/decrease has been registered in the export of essential commodities during the said period; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a): The value of India's export of essential commodities (broad category wise) during last five years and current year is at Annexure-I .
- (b)  and (c): The value of India's export of essential  commodities and the percentage change (showing increase/decrease) during the last five years  and current year is as follows:

## (Value in US$ Million)

| Years               | Export of Essential Commodities   | Percentage change   |
|---------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------|
| 2015-16             | 45,721.80                         | --                  |
| 2016-17             | 45,914.87                         | 0.42                |
| 2017-18             | 54,337.88                         | 18.34               |
| 2018-19             | 64,377.05                         | 18.48               |
| 2019-20             | 56,260.64                         | -12.61              |
| 2019-20 (Apr-Jan)   | 47,544.88                         | ---                 |
| 2020-21 (Apr-Jan) * | 34,754.26                         | -26.90              |

Source; DGCI&S. * Provisional

The changes in the export of essential commodities arises due to  a number of  global and domestic factors such as demand and supply in domestic and international markets, worldwide lockdown during corona pandemic, currency fluctuations, international prices, policy interventions, weather conditions etc.

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## Statement referred to in reply of  part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred question no. 2629 for answer on 10 th March 2021

## Value of India's exports of Essential Commodities

Value in US$ millions

| S. No.                      | Commodities                    |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2019-20 (Apr-Jan) |   2020-21 (Apr-Jan) * |
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|-----------------------|
| 1                           | Bulk Drugs, Drug Intermediates |   3594.6  |   3383.52 |   3540.42 |   3911.14 |   3885.87 |             3283.92 |               3660.58 |
| 2                           | Cotton Yarn                    |   3608.12 |   3337.49 |   3424.92 |   3895.52 |   2760.51 |             2280.29 |               2177.57 |
| 3                           | Essential Oils                 |    115.44 |    112.45 |    146.17 |    171.8  |    204.98 |              171.46 |                194.17 |
| 4                           | Fertilizers Crude              |     11.83 |      9.17 |     12.56 |     11.85 |     12.62 |               10.57 |                 11.51 |
| 5                           | Fertilizers Manufactured       |     91.7  |     60.33 |     93.82 |    136.84 |    104.86 |               82.55 |                 86.51 |
| 6                           | Floor Covering Of Jute         |     34.01 |     37.75 |     46.48 |     53.01 |     70.29 |               59.33 |                 74.66 |
| 7                           | Fresh Vegetables               |    799.93 |    863.12 |    821.76 |    812    |    651.68 |              546.65 |                598.25 |
| 8                           | Fruits / Vegetable Seeds       |     80.89 |     78.16 |    104.04 |    124.93 |    109.24 |               94.07 |                105.91 |
| 9                           | Jute Hessian                   |    125.54 |    138.23 |    141.23 |    113.81 |    103.04 |               88.59 |                 83.02 |
| 10                          | Jute Yarn                      |     18.34 |     10.65 |     20.2  |     15.58 |     16.57 |               12.88 |                 11.88 |
| 11                          | Jute, Raw                      |     17.18 |     11.44 |     14.81 |     15.3  |     14.6  |               12.49 |                 19.23 |
| 12                          | Other Cereals                  |    261.18 |    212.3  |    248.59 |    348.97 |    205.19 |              171.36 |                515    |
| 13                          | Other Jute Manufactures        |    117.47 |    123.31 |    127.17 |    142.53 |    152.71 |              131.29 |                115.36 |
| 14                          | Petroleum Products             |  30582.6  |  31545.3  |  37465.1  |  46553.6  |  41288.7  |            35329.1  |              19763.3  |
| 15                          | Pulses                         |    252.09 |    191.05 |    227.75 |    259.35 |    213.67 |              177.62 |                224.24 |
| 16                          | Rice -Basmati                  |   3477.98 |   3208.6  |   4169.56 |   4712.44 |   4372    |             3397.57 |               3267.19 |
| 17                          | Rice(Other Than Basmati)       |   2368.64 |   2525.19 |   3636.6  |   3038.16 |   2031.25 |             1638.88 |               3505.74 |
| 18                          | Wheat                          |    164.22 |     66.85 |     96.72 |     60.24 |     62.82 |               56.28 |                340.17 |
| Export of above commodities | Export of above commodities    |  45721.8  |  45914.9  |  54337.9  |  64377.1  |  56260.6  |            47544.9  |              34754.3  |

Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata (*: Provisional)

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