Lok Sabha Question No. 891 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-24
Subject: Decline in Export of Agricultural/ Farm Products
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: GANESH SINGH, SANKAR PRASAD DATTA, DEEPENDER SINGH HOODA, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL, MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY, CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI, KAMLA DEVI PATLE, P.P. CHAUDHARY

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 891**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 24** **TH** **JULY 2015**

**DECLINE IN EXPORT OF AGRICULTURAL/**

**FARM PRODUCTS**

**891(H). SHRI GANESH SINGH:**

**SHRI SANKAR PRASAD DATTA:**

**SHRI DEEPENDER SINGH HOODA:**

**SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:**

**SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:**

**SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:**

**DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY:**

**SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:**

**SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:**

**SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:**

Will the Minister of **COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (´ÉÉÉÊhÉVªÉ A´ÉÆ =tÉÉäMÉ àÉÆjÉÉÒ)** be pleased to state:

- 1.1. the quantum and value of export and import of foodgrains and other agricultural/ farm products vis-a-vis target fixed during each of the last three years and the current year, commodity/item and country-wise;
- 1.2. the contribution of agricultural sector in country's total export along with country's share in world trade of foodgrains and agricultural/farm products including the share of various States/UTs therein;
- 1.3. whether export of six key agricultural products including tea, spices and tobacco have registered negative growth in 2014-15 and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- 1.4. whether the Government has conducted any study to assess the long term effect of its export on the agricultural and horticultural sector in the country and if so, the details and outcome thereof; and
- 1.5. the measures taken by the Government to boost export of such products without affecting the domestic demand/price, to improve competitiveness of Indian products in the international market in terms of prices and variety of goods and to formulate long term EXIM policy for agricultural/farm products?

### ANSWER

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

1. Export of agricultural/farm products depends on various factors such as availability/non-availability of surplus over and above the requirement of buffer stock including strategic reserve, if any, concerns of food security, international and domestic demand and supply situation, quality concerns, sanitary & phytosanitary requirements, need to balance between remunerative prices to the growers and availability of agricultural products to common man at affordable prices etc. As such no formal targets can be fixed for exports of agricultural/farm products. The data on export and import of major agricultural products during the past three years and the current year, commodity/item-wise and country-wise (top 5 countries), may be seen at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.

1. As per the data provided by DGCI&S, share of agricultural products (including marine and plantation products) in country’s total export was 12.61% in 2014-15. As per WTO International Trade Statistics 2014 (based on trade in 2013), India’s share of world trade of agricultural products was 2.7%. State-wise database for agricultural export is not maintained.

1. Exports of most of the agricultural products, including tea, spices and tobacco, have registered negative growth in 2014-15. Reasons are as under: -

1. Fall in commodity prices.
2. Low crude oil prices impacting sugar, vegetable oils and other bio-fuels.
3. Subdued global demand.
4. Poor domestic crops (reduced acreage/poor yield/poor quality).
5. Lower international prices compared to domestic prices.
6. Agri exports reached a plateau during 2013-14 & some correction was inevitable.
7. Currency movements in competing countries.

1. No focused study has been conducted to assess the long term effect of exports on the agricultural and horticultural sector by the Department of Commerce. However, in terms of trickledown effect, it is expected that exports not only provide better market opportunities to the growers but also generally help in increasing their realizations.

1. Encouraging exports of agricultural products is a continuous process. The Government is taking steps to encourage exports of agro products through measures and incentives under Plan schemes of the Commodity Boards and Export Promotion Councils. 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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**Annexure-I**

**Exports of Agriculture Products**

**Qty.: MT; Value: USD Million**

**Source: DGCI&S**

| **Marine Products**   |             |            |             |             |             |             |                      |            |
|-----------------------|-------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------------|------------|
| **COUNTRY**           | **2012-13** |            | **2013-14** |             | **2014-15** |             | **2015-16(Apr-May)** |            |
|                       | **QTY**     | **VALUE**  | **QTY**     | **VALUE**   | **QTY**     | **VALUE**   | **QTY**              | **VALUE**  |
| U S A                 | 127064      | 737.86     | 110017      | 1267.90     | 128805      | 1457.50     | 22448.99             | 201.89     |
| VIETNAM               | 187230      | 483.42     | 256745      | 963.53      | 276383      | 1102.90     | 23137.20             | 94.42      |
| JAPAN                 | 70535       | 356.93     | 70291       | 406.95      | 78605.2     | 447.27      | 11969.97             | 52.38      |
| BELGIUM               | 23690       | 143.25     | 25037       | 214.60      | 23596.7     | 202.99      | 3254.77              | 23.54      |
| SPAIN                 | 44858       | 171.00     | 43973       | 166.27      | 50472       | 205.36      | 6804.78              | 22.46      |
| OTHER COUNTRIES       | 511721      | 1571.60    | 494756      | 1997.40     | 515408      | 2094.00     | 68990.99             | 260.33     |
| **TOTAL**             | **965099**  | **3464.1** | **1000819** | **5016.60** | **1073270** | **5510.00** | **136606.70**        | **655.02** |

| **Buffalo Meat**   |             |             |             |             |             |             |                      |            |
|--------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------------|------------|
| **COUNTRY**        | **2012-13** |             | **2013-14** |             | **2014-15** |             | **2015-16(Apr-May)** |            |
|                    | **QTY**     | **VALUE**   | **QTY**     | **VALUE**   | **QTY**     | **VALUE**   | **QTY**              | **VALUE**  |
| VIETNAM            | 302130      | 943.65      | 524180      | 1795.57     | 633352      | 2152.86     | 54400                | 187.88     |
| MALAYSIA           | 115358      | 357.44      | 121713      | 388.67      | 130877      | 422.94      | 22040                | 66.83      |
| THAILAND           | 87094       | 265.64      | 89967       | 296.32      | 115653      | 393.40      | 13340                | 43.10      |
| EGYPT              | 71250       | 230.59      | 107822      | 338.22      | 128082      | 422.34      | 22320                | 68.67      |
| SAUDI ARABIA       | 69624       | 215.53      | 74600       | 247.11      | 73821       | 259.01      | 11820                | 41.53      |
| OTHER COUNTRIES    | 430647      | 1188.30     | 447361      | 1284.49     | 393755      | 1130.61     | 59640                | 170.16     |
| **Total**          | **1076103** | **3201.15** | **1365643** | **4350.38** | **1475540** | **4781.16** | **183560**           | **578.17** |

| **Basmati Rice**   |             |             |             |             |             |             |                      |            |
|--------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------------|------------|
| **COUNTRY**        | **2012-13** |             | **2013-14** |             | **2014-15** |             | **2015-16(Apr-May)** |            |
|                    | **QTY**     | **VALUE**   | **QTY**     | **VALUE**   | **QTY**     | **VALUE**   | **QTY**              | **VALUE**  |
| SAUDI ARABIA       | 681193      | 672.64      | 826119      | 1108.90     | 966931      | 1188.23     | 221935               | 210.72     |
| IRAN               | 1082219     | 1187.23     | 1440454     | 1834.55     | 935568      | 1108.50     | 162713               | 148.32     |
| UAE                | 234640      | 240.42      | 147903      | 196.51      | 278601      | 314.76      | 74675                | 70.49      |
| IRAQ               | 204266      | 196.73      | 219605      | 271.14      | 235448      | 259.13      | 104812               | 87.44      |
| KUWAIT             | 163317      | 194.73      | 175537      | 247.95      | 166469      | 250.53      | 29472                | 37.05      |
| OTHER COUNTRIES    | 1094194     | 1072.30     | 944484      | 1205.83     | 1119276     | 1396.96     | 186034               | 179.96     |
| **TOTAL**          | **3459829** | **3564.04** | **3754102** | **4864.89** | **3702293** | **4518.11** | **779641**           | **733.98** |

| **Non-Basmati Rice**   |             |             |             |             |             |             |                      |            |
|------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------------|------------|
| **COUNTRY**            | **2012-13** |             | **2013-14** |             | **2014-15** |             | **2015-16(Apr-May)** |            |
|                        | **QTY**     | **VALUE**   | **QTY**     | **VALUE**   | **QTY**     | **VALUE**   | **QTY**              | **VALUE**  |
| BANGLADESH PR          | 31334       | 15.40       | 660594      | 250.62      | 1268343     | 450.07      | 104739               | 34.36      |
| SRI LANKA DSR          | 4109        | 2.46        | 5875        | 3.44        | 666795      | 292.58      | 34304                | 15.16      |
| BENIN                  | 576546      | 239.73      | 1166847     | 485.17      | 598569      | 247.12      | 57965                | 20.00      |
| SENEGAL                | 854560      | 267.90      | 651984      | 195.74      | 765019      | 226.03      | 134367               | 35.60      |
| NEPAL                  | 396586      | 106.18      | 396153      | 119.80      | 630286      | 216.69      | 96818                | 33.13      |
| OTHER COUTRIES         | 4824716     | 2020.30     | 4254738     | 1870.37     | 4346039     | 1902.60     | 620390               | 254.18     |
| **TOTAL**              | **6687851** | **2651.97** | **7136191** | **2925.16** | **8275051** | **3335.09** | **1048583**          | **392.43** |

**Annexure-I/contd...**

| **Spices**     |               |             |               |             |               |             |                      |            |
|----------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|------------|
| **COUNTRY**    | **2012-13**   |             | **2013-14**   |             | **2014-15**   |             | **2015-16(Apr-May)** |            |
|                | QTY           | VALUE       | QTY           | VALUE       | QTY           | VALUE       | QTY                  | VALUE      |
| U S A          | 92187.41      | 452.71      | 68625.08      | 391.53      | 66323.81      | 409.80      | 12365.04             | 81.57      |
| CHINA          | 48708.42      | 501.19      | 47689.39      | 384.42      | 25574.61      | 245.27      | 4177.36              | 30.94      |
| VIETNAM        | 85907.72      | 137.45      | 98125.05      | 175.38      | 122863.19     | 210.17      | 19543.78             | 41.57      |
| UAE            | 56298.72      | 94.82       | 44092.56      | 87.76       | 56197.04      | 122.33      | 12688.04             | 22.01      |
| MALAYSIA       | 70209.93      | 101.45      | 57731.93      | 96.67       | 56860.07      | 103.59      | 12354.45             | 19.66      |
| OTHER COUTRIES | 579279.66     | 1498.50     | 579650.69     | 1361.53     | 598202.65     | 1339.19     | 106855.46            | 256.16     |
| **TOTAL**      | **932591.86** | **2786.12** | **895914.70** | **2497.30** | **926021.36** | **2430.35** | **167984.13**        | **451.91** |

| **Cotton Raw incl. Waste**   |             |             |             |             |             |             |                      |            |
|------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------------|------------|
| **COUNTRY**                  | **2012-13** |             | **2013-14** |             | **2014-15** |             | **2015-16(Apr-May)** |            |
|                              | **QTY**     | **VALUE**   | **QTY**     | **VALUE**   | **QTY**     | **VALUE**   | **QTY**              | **VALUE**  |
| CHINA P                      | n.a.        | 2237.38     | 1036773     | 1912.95     | 448722      | 743.28      | 12810                | 15.93      |
| BANGLADESH                   | n.a.        | 610.06      | 353671      | 698.88      | 331359      | 577.48      | 55770                | 87.92      |
| VIETNAM                      | n.a.        | 166.51      | 120526      | 220.34      | 151371      | 241.95      | 16190                | 22.60      |
| PAKISTAN                     | n.a.        | 392.78      | 178426      | 343.35      | 63610       | 105.03      | 12450                | 18.99      |
| MALAYSIA                     | n.a.        | 54.94       | 4890        | 9.01        | 6936        | 10.38       | 2330                 | 3.30       |
| OTHER COUNTRIES              | n.a.        | 2523.41     | 1290187     | 2366.15     | 589258      | 965.34      | 24630                | 32.46      |
| **Total**                    | **n.a.**    | **3747.70** | **1947700** | **3637.73** | **1142534** | **1900.18** | **111370**           | **165.27** |

| **Tea**        |               |            |               |            |               |            |                      |           |
|----------------|---------------|------------|---------------|------------|---------------|------------|----------------------|-----------|
| **COUNTRY**    | **2012-13**   |            | **2013-14**   |            | **2014-15**   |            | **2015-16(Apr-May)** |           |
|                | **QTY**       | **VALUE**  | **QTY**       | **VALUE**  | **QTY**       | **VALUE**  | **QTY**              | **VALUE** |
| RUSSIA         | 45850.22      | 127.14     | 40752.12      | 108.52     | 40840.68      | 96.69      | 6981.68              | 14.50     |
| IRAN           | 18482.22      | 73.78      | 23581.90      | 100.31     | 19676.17      | 88.17      | 3439.26              | 15.46     |
| U S A          | 17901.84      | 66.54      | 16941.57      | 71.26      | 16776.68      | 67.68      | 2322.83              | 8.94      |
| U K            | 31022.08      | 101.85     | 18648.76      | 58.32      | 18299.57      | 57.15      | 1103.98              | 3.10      |
| KAZAKHSTAN     | 18454.04      | 62.73      | 15650.12      | 50.30      | 17125.35      | 54.10      | 1432.44              | 4.36      |
| OTHER COUTRIES | 137089.43     | 433.93     | 134333.08     | 410.09     | 102569.73     | 317.58     | 13676.37             | 40.27     |
| **TOTAL**      | **268799.83** | **865.97** | **249907.55** | **798.79** | **215288.18** | **681.36** | **28956.56**         | **86.62** |

| **Unmanufactured Tobacco**   |               |            |               |            |               |            |                      |           |
|------------------------------|---------------|------------|---------------|------------|---------------|------------|----------------------|-----------|
| **COUNTRY**                  | **2012-13**   |            | **2013-14**   |            | **2014-15**   |            | **2015-16(Apr-May)** |           |
|                              | **QTY**       | **VALUE**  | **QTY**       | **VALUE**  | **QTY**       | **VALUE**  | **QTY**              | **VALUE** |
| BELGIUM                      | 42703.22      | 155.53     | 52116.08      | 206.89     | 41043.96      | 153.59     | 6223.85              | 24.73     |
| EGYPT A RP                   | 11713.17      | 26.81      | 14793.86      | 40.49      | 24726.68      | 65.26      | 1996.08              | 4.23      |
| PHILIPPINES                  | 6514.39       | 19.90      | 10423.32      | 37.90      | 13572.85      | 37.84      | 237.42               | 0.92      |
| KOREA RP                     | 12298.34      | 37.23      | 10510.00      | 32.93      | 12028.44      | 36.92      | 173.49               | 0.71      |
| RUSSIA                       | 12724.41      | 42.51      | 11098.34      | 40.69      | 9720.66       | 35.70      | 1094.94              | 4.72      |
| OTHER COUTRIES               | 144460.64     | 419.47     | 138164.44     | 430.16     | 118479.65     | 350.70     | 20101.24             | 61.71     |
| **TOTAL**                    | **230414.16** | **701.44** | **237106.04** | **789.07** | **219572.23** | **680.01** | **29827.02**         | **97.03** |

**Annexure-II**

**Imports of Agriculture Products**

**Qty.: MT; Value: USD Million**

**Source: DGCI&S**

| **Vegetable Oils**   |              |              |              |             |              |              |                      |             |
|----------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|----------------------|-------------|
| **COUNTRY**          | **2012-13**  |              | **2013-14**  |             | **2014-15**  |              | **2015-16(Apr-May)** |             |
|                      | **QTY**      | **VALUE**    | **QTY**      | **VALUE**   | **QTY**      | **VALUE**    | **QTY**              | **VALUE**   |
| INDONESIA            | 5926268      | 5624.37      | 5431250      | 4611.48     | 4899973      | 3887.70      | 1108525              | 730.44      |
| MALAYSIA             | 2694626      | 2645.27      | 2303972      | 1968.01     | 3294689      | 2587.88      | 492761               | 325.92      |
| ARGENTINA            | 818641       | 1031.22      | 1091678      | 1110.50     | 1738594      | 1582.68      | 334858               | 256.05      |
| UKRAINE              | 1107613      | 1368.99      | 1074635      | 1135.73     | 1728141      | 1578.16      | 287626               | 239.75      |
| BRAZIL               | 218684       | 274.73       | 225743       | 228.17      | 440105       | 408.19       | 46736                | 36.81       |
| OTHER COUNTRIES      | 251829       | 320.54       | 340575       | 337.07      | 599528       | 577.54       | 117849               | 101.65      |
| **TOTAL**            | **11017661** | **11265.12** | **10467853** | **9390.96** | **12701030** | **10622.14** | **2388355**          | **1690.62** |

| **Pulses**      |             |             |             |             |             |             |                      |            |
|-----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------------|------------|
| **COUNTRY**     | **2012-13** |             | **2013-14** |             | **2014-15** |             | **2015-16(Apr-May)** |            |
|                 | **QTY**     | **VALUE**   | **QTY**     | **VALUE**   | **QTY**     | **VALUE**   | **QTY**              | **VALUE**  |
| CANADA          | 1107455     | 552.08      | 1504718     | 758.72      | 2195557     | 1074.57     | 176954               | 82.75      |
| MYANMAR         | 963649      | 649.13      | 906486      | 621.21      | 931330      | 803.00      | 206422               | 199.03     |
| AUSTRALIA       | 721047      | 486.27      | 342309      | 189.52      | 332657      | 188.41      | 76796                | 47.87      |
| U S A           | 178275      | 102.10      | 195847      | 112.44      | 312230      | 168.38      | 19114                | 11.08      |
| TANZANIA REP    | 146207      | 100.30      | 181496      | 110.17      | 179994      | 138.83      | 15008                | 15.71      |
| OTHER COUNTRIES | 896603      | 560.09      | 512857      | 327.26      | 633084      | 412.92      | 102585               | 62.60      |
| **TOTAL**       | **4013236** | **2449.99** | **3643713** | **2119.32** | **4584852** | **2786.11** | **596879**           | **419.04** |

| **Fresh Fruits**   |             |             |             |             |             |             |                      |            |
|--------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------------|------------|
| **COUNTRY**        | **2012-13** |             | **2013-14** |             | **2014-15** |             | **2015-16(Apr-May)** |            |
|                    | **QTY**     | **VALUE**   | **QTY**     | **VALUE**   | **QTY**     | **VALUE**   | **QTY**              | **VALUE**  |
| U S A              | 161939      | 466.67      | 129843      | 479.42      | 136146      | 551.63      | 53264                | 144.54     |
| AFGHANISTAN TIS    | 24561       | 89.55       | 26114       | 120.39      | 35511       | 164.06      | 3537                 | 18.21      |
| PAKISTAN IR        | 118209      | 91.67       | 132583      | 100.15      | 135725      | 106.74      | 14567                | 11.15      |
| IRAN               | 41146       | 73.85       | 31239       | 67.62       | 42004       | 104.42      | 7249                 | 15.68      |
| AUSTRALIA          | 18003       | 60.51       | 22250       | 106.03      | 19648       | 102.81      | 4587                 | 31.84      |
| OTHER COUNTRIES    | 438284      | 356.25      | 427175      | 399.84      | 497115      | 535.54      | 106970               | 112.38     |
| **TOTAL**          | **802142**  | **1138.49** | **769204**  | **1273.46** | **866149**  | **1565.20** | **190174**           | **333.80** |

| **Sugar**       |             |            |             |            |             |            |                      |           |
|-----------------|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|----------------------|-----------|
| **COUNTRY**     | **2012-13** |            | **2013-14** |            | **2014-15** |            | **2015-16(Apr-May)** |           |
|                 | **QTY**     | **VALUE**  | **QTY**     | **VALUE**  | **QTY**     | **VALUE**  | **QTY**              | **VALUE** |
| BRAZIL          | 1108215     | 560.02     | 866841      | 382.57     | 1537001     | 595.20     | 50500                | 15.88     |
| GERMANY         | 158         | 0.64       | 136         | 0.69       | 462         | 2.51       | 73                   | 0.27      |
| U S A           | 251         | 1.00       | 215         | 0.89       | 280         | 1.16       | 87                   | 0.33      |
| ITALY           | 1           | 0.02       | 62          | 0.46       | 118         | 0.77       | 19                   | 0.16      |
| JAPAN           | 23          | 0.08       | 68          | 0.20       | 107         | 0.34       | 15                   | 0.04      |
| OTHER COUNTRIES | 13601       | 7.94       | 13634       | 7.37       | 667         | 1.19       | 133                  | 0.21      |
| **TOTAL**       | **1122249** | **569.70** | **880956**  | **392.19** | **1538635** | **601.17** | **50827**            | **16.88** |

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