Lok Sabha Question No. 118 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-21
Subject: Price of Edible Oil
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: B.N. CHANDRAPPA, JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, RAJESH VERMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 118

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST  JULY, 2015

## PRICE OF EDIBLE OIL

118.  SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA:

SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL:

SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

SHRI D.K. SURESH:

SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

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- (a) whether the  price  of  edible  oil  has  increased  sharply  in  the  recent months;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  reasons  therefor  and  the  corrective  steps taken in this regard;
- (c) the  quantity  and  value  of  edible  oil  and  pulses  imported  during  the last three years along with the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  action  plan  and/or constituted any special committee to cut down the imports and make the country self reliant in pulses and edible oil?

## A N S W E R MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## (SHRI RAM  VILAS PASWAN)

(a)& (b) During the last three months, the wholesale domestic prices of all major edible oils have increased marginally. The increase in prices is due to  untimely  rain  throughout  the  country.  However,  during  the  current month, as on 13.07.2015, the prices of all edible oils have either decreased or  remained  stable  as  compared  to  June,  2015.  The  details  are  in  table given below:-

## Value in Rs/Quintal

| Name of Edible oil   |   Wholesale Prices on 13.04.15 |   Wholesale Prices on 13.05.15 |   Wholesale Prices on 13.06.15 |   Wholesale Prices on n 13.07.15 |
|----------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Soyabean Oil         |                           6050 |                           6200 |                           6150 |                             6050 |
| Mustard Oil          |                           6550 |                           7200 |                           7800 |                             7750 |
| Groundnut Oil        |                           9700 |                           9500 |                          10000 |                            10700 |
| Sunflower Oil        |                           6400 |                           7050 |                           7050 |                             7000 |
| RBD Palmolein        |                           4880 |                           5150 |                           5120 |                             4950 |
| Cottonseed Oil       |                           5600 |                           6000 |                           5850 |                             5800 |

## (c)  The quantity and value of  edible oils & pulses  imported during last three years are  as follows:-

## Edible Oil

| Year     |   Quantity in lakh tones |   Amount (Million USD) |
|----------|--------------------------|------------------------|
| 2012-13  |                   110.17 |               11265.12 |
| 2013-14  |                   104.68 |                9390.96 |
| 2014-15* |                   127.01 |               10622.14 |

Source. DGCIS

Pulses

| Year     |   Quantity in lakh tones |   Value (Million USD) |
|----------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
| 2012-13  |                    40.13 |               2449.99 |
| 2013-14  |                    36.44 |               2119.32 |
| 2014-15* |                    45.85 |               2786.11 |

Source. DGCIS

The domestic production of edible oils and pulses are insufficient to meet the domestic demand. Further the demand of edible oils and Pulses has also increased due to increase in population and purchasing power of the people.

- (d)     In order to make country self reliant in edible oils and to cut down the  import  of  edible  oils,  a  National  Mission  on  Oilseeds  and  Oil  Palm (NMOOP)  has  been  launched  from  2014-15,  for  increasing  production  of vegetable oils  sourced  from  oilseeds;  oil  palm  and  Tree  Borne  Oil  seeds (TBOs).

Similarly for increasing production & productivity of Pulses National Food Security Mission (NFSM-Pulses) is being implemented from 2014-15 in 622 districts of 27 States.

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