Lok Sabha Question No. 1302 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: Trade in Fruits and Vegetables
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA, RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1302(H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2016

## TRADE IN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

## 1302(H). SHRI JUGAL KISHORE: SHRI RAJU SHETTY:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to make any plan to encourage import and export of fruits and dry fruits from Jammu and Kashmir;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the Government  proposes  to  provide any special package to the State Government in this regard;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  status  of  India's  export  of  fruits  and  vegetables  across  the  world  along  with  the measures being taken to boost their exports?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a & b): The Government encourages export of fruits and dry fruits from all the States and Union Territories of India, including Jammu & Kashmir, under its  various  export  promotion  schemes.  The  Government  does  not  have any scheme to encourage import of these products.
- (c) : At  present,  the  Department  of  Commerce  does  not  have  any  proposal under consideration for any special package to the State Government of Jammu & Kashmir for export of fruits and dry fruits.
- (d): Does not arise in view of (c) above.
- (e): Details of India's export of fruits and vegetables across the world, during the last three years and the current year, are at Annexure-I . Encouraging exports  of  agricultural  products,  including  fruits  &  vegetables,  is  a continuous process. The Agricultural and Processed Food Export Development Authority (APEDA), an autonomous organisation under the Department of  Commerce,  provides  financial  assistance  to  exporters  of fruits and vegetables, through various components of its Plan Scheme viz. Infrastructure  Development,  Market  Promotion,  Quality  Development and  Transport  Assistance.  Besides  these  measures,  the  Ministry  of Commerce & Industry has put in place various schemes namely Market Development Assistance (MDA), Market Assistance Initiative (MAI) and Merchandise Export Incentive Scheme (MEIS) etc. to provide assistance to encourage exports.

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## EXPORT OF VEGETABLES:

| ITC   | ITC HS                                                                                           | 2013-14      | 2013-14   | 2014-15      | 2014-15   | 2015-16      | 2015-16   | 2016-17(Apr)   | 2016-17(Apr)   |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|----------------|----------------|
| HS    | DESCRIPTION                                                                                      | Quantity     | Value     | Quantity     | Value     | Quantity     | Value     | Quantity       | Value          |
| 0701  | POTATOES, FRESH OR CHILLED                                                                       | 224,705.89   | 41.93     | 377,139.07   | 138.71    | 254,083.59   | 49.97     | 13,060.55      | 2.90           |
| 0702  | TOMATOES, FRESH OR CHILLED                                                                       | 397,331.44   | 138.56    | 217,999.33   | 72.14     | 158,504.58   | 57.87     | 22,333.59      | 6.78           |
| 0703  | ONIONS, SHALLOTS, GARLIC, LEEKS AND OTHER ALLIACEOUS VEGETABLES, FRESH OR CHILLED                | 1,441,676.25 | 543.95    | 1,254,895.58 | 383.67    | 1,259,066.72 | 452.12    | 153,405.15     | 30.03          |
| 0704  | CABBAGES, CAULIFLOWERS, KOHLRABI, KALE AND SIMILAR EDIBLE BRASSICAS, FRESH OR CHILLED            | 4,983.92     | 1.51      | 5,679.95     | 1.97      | 3,750.06     | 1.77      | 293.43         | 0.11           |
| 0705  | LETTUCE (LACTUCASATIVA) AND CHICORY ( CICHORIUM SPP. ), FRESH OR CHILLED LETTUCE:                | 538.96       | 0.21      | 434.25       | 0.19      | 381.90       | 0.15      | 66.50          | 0.04           |
| 0706  | CARROTS, TURNIPS, SALAD BEETROOT, SALSIFY, CELERIAC, RADISHES AND SIMILAR EDIBLE ROOTS, FRESH OR | 1,497.34     | 0.76      | 2,502.79     | 0.93      | 1,722.74     | 0.79      | 181.66         | 0.10           |
| 0707  | CHILLED CUCUMBERS OR GHERKINS, FRESH OR CHILLED                                                  | 1,104.16     | 0.42      | 1,216.12     | 0.47      | 575.84       | 0.32      | 72.19          | 0.04           |
| 0708  | LEGUMINOUS VEGETABLES, SHELLED OR UNSHELLED, FRESH OR CHILLED                                    | 8,843.31     | 3.56      | 19,674.53    | 7.74      | 1,511.58     | 2.21      | 81.46          | 0.14           |
| 0709  | OTHER VEGETABLES, FRESH OR CHILLED                                                               | 169,231.62   | 122.72    | 156,532.01   | 121.35    | 182,388.84   | 142.06    | 12,798.44      | 11.03          |
| 0710  | VEG COOKED OR NOT BY STMNG/BOILNG,FR ZN                                                          | 68,124.12    | 43.67     | 37,180.21    | 40.00     | 32,888.32    | 32.20     | 2,675.81       | 3.05           |
| 0711  | VEGTABLS PROVISIONALLY PRESERVED BUT UNSUITABLE FOR INSTANT                                      | 55,360.39    | 46.19     | 91,408.62    | 76.61     | 78,225.76    | 61.07     | 6,431.37       | 4.81           |
|       | CONSUMPTION DRIED VEGETABLES, WHOLE, CUT, SLICED, BROKEN OR IN POWDER, BUT NOT FURTHER           | 52,399.42    | 116.90    | 59,683.19    | 131.93    | 63,375.95    | 134.08    | 7,489.63       | 13.18          |

## ANNEXURE- I

Quantity in MTs; Value in US $ Million

| ITC HS   | ITC HS DESCRIPTION                                                                                           | 2013-14      | 2013-14   | 2014-15      | 2014-15   | 2015-16      | 2015-16   | 2016-17(Apr)   | 2016-17(Apr)   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|----------------|----------------|
| ITC HS   | ITC HS DESCRIPTION                                                                                           | Quantity     | Value     | Quantity     | Value     | Quantity     | Value     | Quantity       | Value          |
| 0713     | DRID LEGUMINOUS VEG SHLD W/N SKINNED/SPLIT                                                                   | 345,773.90   | 290.49    | 222,262.07   | 199.99    | 255,928.49   | 252.31    | 18,004.58      | 20.45          |
| 0714     | MANIOC, ARROWROOT, SALEP, JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES, SWEET POTATOES AND SIMILAR ROOTS AND TUBERS WITH HIGH STARCH | 8,486.75     | 5.25      | 9,264.21     | 5.11      | 12,406.76    | 6.17      | 976.24         | 0.44           |
|          | TOTAL                                                                                                        | 2,780,057.48 | 1,356.11  | 2,455,871.93 | 1,180.81  | 2,304,811.14 | 1,193.09  | 237,870.59     | 93.08          |

Source: DGCI&S

## EXPORT OF FRUITS:

| ITC   | ITCHS DESCRIPTION                                                                       | 2013-14    | 2013-14   | 2014-15    | 2014-15   | 2015-16    | 2015-16   | 2016-17(Apr)   | 2016-17(Apr)   |
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|----------------|----------------|
| HS    |                                                                                         | Quantity   | Value     | Quantity   | Value     | Quantity   | Value     | Quantity       | Value          |
| 0801  | COCONUTS, BRAZIL NUTS AND CASHEW NUTS, FRESH OR DRIED, WHETHER OR NOT SHELLED OR PEELED | 191,544.05 | 894.99    | 199,577.22 | 974.60    | 183,987.75 | 834.69    | 13,533.25      | 55.60          |
| 0802  | OTHER NUTS, FRESH OR DRIED, WHETHER OR NOT SHELLED OR PEELED                            | 14,351.21  | 72.43     | 12,218.62  | 46.28     | 14,182.76  | 44.33     | 754.30         | 2.19           |
| 0803  | BANANAS, INCLUDING PLAINTAINS, FRESH OR DRIED                                           | 36,255.89  | 26.02     | 65,200.61  | 40.22     | 95,855.92  | 55.63     | 11,697.22      | 6.01           |
| 0804  | AND MANGOSTEENS, FRESH OR DRIED                                                         | 201,861.79 | 194.43    | 217,457.74 | 205.28    | 183,727.94 | 189.05    | 22,096.66      | 28.11          |
| 0805  | CITRUS FRUIT, FRESH OR DRIED                                                            | 52,988.18  | 20.88     | 44,558.47  | 17.84     | 62,371.03  | 25.67     | 3,459.75       | 1.27           |
| 0806  | GRAPES, FRESH OR DRIED                                                                  | 180,811.04 | 279.84    | 107,450.31 | 176.77    | 156,218.34 | 232.07    | 26,482.32      | 40.70          |
| 0807  | MELONS (INCLUDING WATERMELONS) AND PAPAWS (PAPAYAS), FRESH                              | 25,889.20  | 11.57     | 29,306.01  | 14.10     | 38,798.82  | 20.78     | 4,283.22       | 1.79           |
| 0808  | APPLES, PEARS AND QUINCES, FRESH                                                        | 36,192.84  | 13.90     | 20,447.31  | 8.61      | 19,248.96  | 7.17      | 6.93           | 0.01           |

## ANNEXURE- I

Quantity in MTs; Value in US $ Million

| ITC HS   | ITCHS DESCRIPTION                                                                                                 | 2013-14    | 2013-14   | 2014-15    | 2014-15   | 2015-16    | 2015-16   | 2016-17(Apr)   | 2016-17(Apr)   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|----------------|----------------|
| ITC HS   | ITCHS DESCRIPTION                                                                                                 | Quantity   | Value     | Quantity   | Value     | Quantity   | Value     | Quantity       | Value          |
| 0809     | APRICOTS, CHERRIES, PEACHES (INCLUDING NECTARINES), PLUMS AND SOLES, FRESH                                        | 332.72     | 0.15      | 67.85      | 0.10      | 102.34     | 0.07      | 0.20           | 0.00           |
| 0810     | OTHER FRUIT, FRESH                                                                                                | 54,660.90  | 68.48     | 87,554.13  | 85.23     | 63,785.58  | 83.39     | 5,960.13       | 7.74           |
| 0811     | FRUIT AND NUTS, UNCOOKED OR COOKED BY STEAMING OR BOILING IN WATER, FROZEN, WHETHER OR NOT CONTAINING ADDED SUGAR | 23,006.59  | 26.04     | 24,130.56  | 27.83     | 30,984.90  | 38.15     | 1,808.15       | 2.14           |
| 0812     | FRUT & NUTS PROVSNLY PRSVD BY SO2 GAS/OTHRPRSVNG SOLN UNSUTBLE FOR IMMDT CONSMPTION                               | 1,010.14   | 1.00      | 634.97     | 0.74      | 528.43     | 0.51      | 12.79          | 0.02           |
| 0813     | FRUIT, DRIED, OTHER THAN THAT OF HEADINGS 0801 TO 0806; MIXTURES OF NUTS OR DRIED FRUITS OF THIS CHAPTER          | 20,042.06  | 13.35     | 13,248.28  | 12.50     | 10,996.80  | 11.54     | 2,802.26       | 2.37           |
| 0814     | PEEL OF CITRUS FRUIT OR MELONS (INCLUDING WATERMELONS), FRESH, FROZEN, DRIED OR PROVISIONALLY PRESERVED IN BRINE  | 210.44     | 0.29      | 332.39     | 0.61      | 636.87     | 0.88      | 16.41          | 0.03           |
|          | TOTAL                                                                                                             | 839,157.05 | 1,623.36  | 822,184.45 | 1,610.71  | 861,426.44 | 1,543.94  | 92,913.58      | 147.98         |

Source: DGCI&S