Lok Sabha Question No. 2536 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-14
Subject: Sugar Export
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE, JASVANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR

Source: DGCI&S

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2536(H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH  MARCH, 2016

## SUGAR EXPORT

## 2536(H). SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE:

## SHRI JASVANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR:

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

- (a) the total quantity and value of sugar exported from the country during the last three years and the current year, year and country -wise;
- (b) whether the Government is promoting the export of sugar with a view to expanding sugar mills in the country; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the other steps taken by the Government to promote export of sugar?

## ANSWER

वािणÏ य एवं उɮयोग राÏ य मंत्री ) सीतारमण Įीमती िनमर्ला ( ( èवतंत्र प्रभार )

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

(SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) The total  quantity  and  value  of  sugar  exported  from  the  country  during  the  last  three years and the current year (2015-16 upto January, 2016), year and country-wise (top five) is given as under:

Quantity in MT/Value in Million US$

| COUNTRY     | 2012 - 13   | 2012 - 13   | 2013 - 14   | 2013 - 14   | 2014 - 15   | 2014 - 15   | 2015 - 16(Apr - Jan)   | 2015 - 16(Apr - Jan)   |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|             | QTY         | VALUE       | QTY         | VALUE       | QTY         | VALUE       | QTY                    | VALUE                  |
| MYANMAR     | 12          | -           | 22865       | 0.440669    | 1061        | -           | 818061                 | 113.537627             |
| SUDAN       | 400753      | 0.952588    | 491705      | 14.407398   | 467778      | 25.188333   | 385050                 | 13.776758              |
| SOMALIA     | 202678      | -           | 189143      | 15.240192   | 301730      | 9.166627    | 326096                 | 20.993767              |
| SRI LANKA   | 192163      | 2.800784    | 284465      | 23.053226   | 166062      | 15.307298   | 184841                 | 11.67827               |
| UAE         | 362702      | 4.966752    | 210848      | 12.431223   | 209999      | 15.927354   | 143104                 | 2.497987               |
| Others      | 1635470     | 23.573759   | 1336287     | 93.671922   | 808561      | 38.341965   | 1138123                | 31.534213              |
| Grand Total | 2793778     | 32.293883   | 2535313     | 159.24463   | 1955191     | 103.931577  | 2995275                | 194.018622             |

(b)&(c ) At present, export of sugar is free without any restriction. The Government is not promoting the export of sugar with a view to expanding sugar mills at the country.  However, with  a  view  to  reduce  the  inventory  pressure  on  domestic  sugar  prices,  the  Government  has fixed Minimum Indicative Export Quota (MIEQ) for each sugar mill for the sugar season 2015-16 so as to evacuate surplus sugar stocks. The Indian Missions located in various target countries have been requested to pursue various trade  opportunities  with  a  view    to  evacuate  surplus sugar.  Trade  delegations  too  have  been  mounted  to  some  of  the  important  destination countries.

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