Lok Sabha Question No. 1260 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-07
Subject: Export of Food Products
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1260 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## EXPORT OF FOOD PRODUCTS

## 1260(H). SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA:

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

- a) the names of the countries where India is exporting food products;
- b) the details of revenue from exports of these food products during the last three years and the current year; and
- c) the names of the countries with which agreements for exporting food products have been made during the last two years?

## ANSWER

वाणिज् य एवं उद्योग राज् य मंत्री )श्रीमती निममला सीतारमि((स्वतंत्र प्रभार ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) India's food products are exported to over 160 countries of the world like USA, Vietnam, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Malayasia, Iran, China, Egypt & Japan etc. and trade blocs like EU, ASEAN & MERCOSUR etc.
- (b) The revenue/value of exports of foods products during the last three years and current year is enclosed at Annex-I.
- (c) The Government is actively engaging in regional and bilateral negotiations with trading countries/blocks to diversify and expand its market for overall export which includes food products. As of now, Govt. has already signed various Bilateral/Regional/Multilateral Trade Agreements and these are already in force. Further, Govt. is currently negotiating several Trade Agreements, including review/expansion of some of the existing Trade Agreements.

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| S.No.   | Commodity                   | 2012-2013   | 2012-2013   | 2013-2014   | 2013-2014   | 2014-2015   | 2014-2015   | 2015-2016 (April - October) Provisional   | 2015-2016 (April - October) Provisional   |
|---------|-----------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | Commodity                   | Quantity    | Value       | Quantity    | Value       | Quantity    | Value       | Quantity                                  | Value                                     |
| 1       | MARINE PRODUCTS             | 965.10      | 3464.08     | 1000.82     | 5016.46     | 1073.97     | 5510.49     | 581.52                                    | 2899.85                                   |
| 2       | BUFFALO MEAT                | 1076.10     | 3201.14     | 1365.64     | 4350.23     | 1475.54     | 4781.18     | 716.11                                    | 2257.02                                   |
| 3       | RICE -BASMOTI               | 3459.83     | 3564.04     | 3754.10     | 4864.69     | 3698.93     | 4516.28     | 2388.82                                   | 2172.52                                   |
| 4       | RICE(OTHER THAN BASMOTI)    | 6687.85     | 2651.97     | 7148.47     | 2925.05     | 8278.23     | 3336.84     | 3824.16                                   | 1398.39                                   |
| 5       | SPICES                      | 932.59      | 2786.12     | 896.57      | 2497.22     | 926.02      | 2430.35     | 491.29                                    | 1472.71                                   |
| 6       | CASHEW                      | 104.09      | 746.97      | 120.74      | 842.30      | 134.57      | 909.26      | 59.08                                     | 452.58                                    |
| 7       | SUGAR                       | 2793.78     | 1574.62     | 2477.64     | 1177.03     | 1955.19     | 871.41      | 1639.48                                   | 611.81                                    |
| 8       | OTHER CEREALS               | 5441.31     | 1505.16     | 4637.54     | 1204.11     | 3514.35     | 869.11      | 645.48                                    | 162.33                                    |
| 9       | WHEAT                       | 6514.82     | 1934.24     | 5572.03     | 1569.03     | 2924.05     | 828.75      | 415.92                                    | 102.50                                    |
| 10      | COFFEE                      | 254.02      | 866.13      | 253.90      | 798.80      | 221.40      | 814.02      | 147.70                                    | 460.25                                    |
| 11      | FRESH VEGETABLES            | 2343.88     | 627.08      | 2291.75     | 886.12      | 2061.00     | 763.24      | 923.63                                    | 388.05                                    |
| 12      | GROUNDNUT                   | 535.64      | 747.39      | 509.75      | 525.67      | 708.39      | 760.37      | 219.74                                    | 278.07                                    |
| 13      | TEA                         | 268.80      | 865.97      | 249.91      | 798.76      | 215.41      | 681.79      | 137.70                                    | 414.98                                    |
| 14      | PROCESSED FRUITS AND JUICES |             | 473.42      |             | 547.12      |             | 592.26      |                                           | 330.38                                    |
| 15      | FRESH FRUITS                | 534.62      | 496.06      | 525.22      | 608.96      | 486.94      | 516.26      | 231.06                                    | 244.56                                    |
| 16      | CEREAL PREPARATIONS         | 292.69      | 411.79      | 319.55      | 471.31      | 305.43      | 496.41      | 188.15                                    | 298.47                                    |
| 17      | MISC PROCESSED ITEMS        |             | 340.62      |             | 418.03      |             | 453.66      |                                           | 268.07                                    |
| 18      | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES         |             | 355.19      |             | 401.51      |             | 369.59      |                                           | 184.14                                    |
| 19      | DAIRY PRODUCTS              |             | 427.53      |             | 727.52      |             | 355.83      |                                           | 161.67                                    |
| 20      | PROCESSED VEGETABLES        |             | 202.66      |             | 213.04      |             | 281.75      |                                           | 145.82                                    |
| 21      | PULSES                      | 202.67      | 236.39      | 345.55      | 290.27      | 222.14      | 199.86      | 130.44                                    | 122.51                                    |
| 22      | OTHER OIL SEEDS             | 87.59       | 76.28       | 194.46      | 155.17      | 247.54      | 185.03      | 116.89                                    | 86.13                                     |
| 23      | MILLED PRODUCTS             | 273.55      | 111.07      | 419.26      | 166.15      | 419.86      | 168.76      | 259.99                                    | 101.10                                    |
| 24      | COCOA PRODUCTS              | 19.08       | 54.03       | 16.23       | 93.96       | 20.88       | 138.87      | 19.55                                     | 108.34                                    |
| 25      | SHEEP/GOAT MEAT             | 15.29       | 78.35       | 22.61       | 115.36      | 23.61       | 135.71      | 13.92                                     | 81.15                                     |
| 26      | POULTRY PRODUCTS            |             | 91.22       |             | 93.02       |             | 106.38      |                                           | 71.37                                     |
| 27      | VEGETABLE OILS              | 36.09       | 85.92       | 23.01       | 53.38       | 42.05       | 94.56       | 15.23                                     | 46.35                                     |
| 28      | FRUITS / VEGETABLE SEEDS    | 17.17       | 63.70       | 19.34       | 68.80       | 12.50       | 69.96       | 3.61                                      | 42.48                                     |
| 29      | PROCESSED MEAT              | 0.80        | 1.73        | 0.51        | 1.29        | 0.41        | 2.29        | 0.28                                      | 0.95                                      |
| 30      | OTHER MEAT                  | 0.19        | 0.43        | 0.27        | 0.55        | 0.26        | 0.44        | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      |
|         | Total                       |             | 28041.30    |             | 31880.91    |             | 31240.71    |                                           | 15364.55                                  |

Data Source: DGCIS, Kolkata

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Values in US$ Millions