Lok Sabha Question No. 2646 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-14
Subject: Import of Food Products
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: DALPAT SINGH PARASTE, RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2646 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH  MARCH, 2016

## IMPORT OF FOOD PRODUCTS

## 2646. SHRI DALPAT SINGH PARASTE:

## SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA:

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

- (a) whether the Government is importing food products into the country;
- (b) if so, the details of food products imported into the country during the last three years and the current year, year and item -wise; and
- (c) the total expenditure incurred on import of food products during the said period, item -wise?

## ANSWER

वािणÏ य एवं उɮयोग राÏ य मंत्री ) Įीमती िनमर्ला सीतारमण ( ( èवतंत्र प्रभार ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) to (c ) the details of major food products imported into the country and the total expenditure incurred during the last three years and the current year, year and item -wise are given as under:

## (Values in Million USD)

| Item Description    |   2012-2013 |   2013-2014 |   2014-2015 |   2015-16 (APRIL TO DECEMBER) |
|---------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------------------|
| Cashew              |      990.36 |      773.81 |     1087.16 |                       1146.66 |
| Cereal Preparations |       66.16 |       69.15 |       95.44 |                         67.54 |
| Cocoa Products      |      192.8  |      176.9  |      253.58 |                        155.86 |

| Coffee                      |   145.88 |   120.19 |    152.2 |   93.74 |
|-----------------------------|----------|----------|----------|---------|
| Dairy Products              |    33.89 |    38.47 |    61.49 |   43.18 |
| Fresh Fruits                |  1138.49 |  1273.46 |  1565.2  | 1335.97 |
| Fresh Vegetables            |     2.06 |     6.66 |     1.82 |   32.01 |
| Groundnut                   |     0.05 |     0.06 |     0.08 |    0.03 |
| Milled Products             |     4.36 |     3.64 |     2.9  |    2.24 |
| Misc Processed Items        |   233.16 |   244.48 |   292.05 |  199.94 |
| Oil Meals                   |    38.65 |    33.33 |    44.71 |   38.18 |
| Other Cereals               |    20.2  |    16.08 |    10.03 |   18.19 |
| Other Meat                  |     2.89 |     2.61 |     3.19 |    2.17 |
| Processed Fruits And Juices |    79.5  |    68.28 |    81.58 |   57.02 |
| Processed Meat              |     1.65 |     1.27 |     0.85 |    0.36 |
| Processed Vegetables        |    27.42 |    28.8  |    17.07 |   13.68 |
| Pulses                      |  2449.99 |  2119.32 |  2786.11 | 2956.3  |
| Rice (Other Than Basmati)   |     0.73 |     1.37 |     1.77 |    0.72 |
| Sheep/Goat Meat             |     0.28 |     0.86 |     1.43 |    0.51 |
| Spices                      |   499.92 |   571.39 |   717.78 |  588.98 |
| Sugar                       |   569.7  |   392.19 |   601.17 |  425.29 |
| Tea                         |    50.34 |    48.54 |    63.57 |   47.77 |
| Vegetable Oils              | 11265.1  |  9389.74 | 10621.5  | 8102.56 |
| Wheat                       |     1.11 |     4.42 |     9.95 |  131.04 |

## Source: DGCI&S

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