Lok Sabha Question No. 3619 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-21
Subject: Export of Onion
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: RAMCHARAN BOHARA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3619 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST     DECEMBER, 2015

## EXPORT OF ONION

## 3619(H). SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA:

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

- a) the total quantity and value of onion exported from the country during the last three years and the current year, country-wise;
- b) whether the Government has assessed the impact of onion exports on its price in the domestic market;
- c) if so, the details thereof;
- d) whether the Government proposes to formulate a policy for export of onions; and
- e) if so, the details and the salient features thereof?

## ANSWER

वाणिज्् य एवं उद्योग राज्् य मंत्री ( ीीमीी ालमर्िा णीीारमि ) ( स्वींत्र प्रभार )

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

(SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) The total quantity and value of onion exported from the country during the last three years and the current year, country-wise ( top five) is given below:

Qty.in MT/Value in US$

|                 | 2012-13    | 2012-13   | 2013-14    | 2013-14   | 2014-15    | 2014-15   | 2015-16(Apr to Sep)*   | 2015-16(Apr to Sep)*   |
|-----------------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------------------|------------------------|
| country         | Qty        | Value     | Qty        | Value     | Qty        | Value     | Qty                    | Vaue                   |
| BANGLADESH      | 490126.97  | 80.41     | 409377.74  | 146.67    | 456734.50  | 127.71    | 113082.13              | 47.32                  |
| MALAYSIA        | 335266.91  | 90.43     | 240570.60  | 105.43    | 215194.39  | 67.96     | 100375.16              | 41.21                  |
| SRI LANKA       | 149394.34  | 37.69     | 176765.71  | 65.02     | 131646.45  | 42.28     | 81171.87               | 29.66                  |
| UAE             | 211831.86  | 43.85     | 172354.81  | 54.93     | 131677.77  | 40.55     | 71891.99               | 22.66                  |
| NEPAL           | 17421.98   | 7.29      | 21878.45   | 10.96     | 71086.51   | 22.88     | 31832.56               | 11.40                  |
| Other Countries | 415329.43  | 102.76    | 387008.80  | 146.51    | 232476.89  | 75.31     | 101674.25              | 35.97                  |
| TOTAL           | 1619371.49 | 362.43    | 1407956.11 | 529.51    | 1238816.50 | 376.69    | 500027.96              | 188.22                 |

Source: DGCI&S/ * Provisional.

(b) & (c) Prices  of  any  agricultural  products  depends  on  various  factors  like domestic  and  international  demand  and  supply  situation,  global  stock  position, quality standards in the importing countries, varieties traded, price competitiveness and food inflation, Minimum Support Price, overall inflation in economy etc.  There is an Inter-Ministerial Committee which takes stock of the arrival of onion and modal prices  prevailing  in  the  important  production  and  consumption  centres  and  takes appropriate decision of  calibrating export through Minimum Export Price (MEP) on onion from time to time.

(d) & (e) Export  of  onion  is  permitted  subject  to  Minimum  Export  Price  (MEP) notified by DGFT and other conditions laid down by the Government from time - to time.

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