Lok Sabha Question No. 2474 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Agricultural Export of India
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: SANTOSH AHLAWAT, NISHIKANT  DUBEY, VIRENDRA  KUMAR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2474 (H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 TH   MAY, 2016

## AGRICULTURAL EXPORT OF INDIA

## 2474 (H). SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:

## SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

## DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether India's share in world agricultural exports is very low in many items and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor indicating India's share in world agricultural export at present;
- (b) the total quantity and value of agricultural products exported as well as imported into the country during each of the last three years, product and rate -wise;
- (c) whether the export of foodgrains is made at subsidized rates and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the revenue generated through export of foodgrains during the said period; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to increase agricultural exports of the country without compromising domestic demand along with the schemes implemented by Agricultural & Processed Food Products Exports Development Authority (APEDA) for promotion of export of agricultural and processed food products?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As  per  International  Trade  Statistics,  2015,  published  by  WTO,  India  ranks  as  7 th largest exporter of agricultural products, with value of export at USD 43 billion during 2014.  The  export  of  agricultural  products  depends  on  various  factors  including availability  of  surplus  over  and  above  the  requirement  of  buffer  stock  including strategic reserve, if any, concerns of food security, diplomatic/humanitarian considerations,  international  demand  and  supply  situation,  quality  standards  in  the importing  countries,  varieties  traded  and  price  competitiveness,  need  to  balance

between remunerative prices to the growers and availability of agricultural products to common man at affordable prices. Keeping in view the high domestic consumption base  and  limited  arable  land,  India's  share  in  world  agricultural  exports  cannot  be termed as low.

- (b) Data  on  the  total  quantity  and  value  of  agricultural  products  exported  as  well  as imported into the country during each of the last three years, product and rate-wise, are at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.
- (c) The  Government  does  not  provide  any  subsidy  on  export  of  foodgrains.  Details  of revenue generated through export of foodgrains are included in the data provided at Annexure-I.
- (d) 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. The Agricultural &  Processed Foods Export Development Authority (APEDA) participates in large number of international trade fairs  every  year  to  promote  the  export  of  agro  products.  APEDA  also  provides financial assistance to registered member exporters under various sub- components of its  12 th Plan  Scheme viz. Infrastructure Development, Market Development, Quality Development and Transport Assistance.

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## EXPORT OF AGRICULTURE/FOOD PRODUCTS

|                             |      | 2013 - 14   | 2013 - 14   | 2013 - 14   | 2014 - 15   | 2014 - 15   | 2014 - 15   | 2015 - 16(APR TO FEB)   | 2015 - 16(APR TO FEB)   | 2015 - 16(APR TO FEB)   |
|-----------------------------|------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| ITEM DESC                   | UNIT | Quantity    | Value       | RATE        | Quantity    | Value       | RATE        | Quantity                | Value                   | RATE                    |
| MARINE PRODUCTS             | KGS  | 1192882374  | 5016.63     | 4.21        | 1073965690  | 5510.49     | 5.13        | 907192146               | 4400.56                 | 4.85                    |
| BUFFALO MEAT                | TON  | 1365643     | 4350.38     | 3185.59     | 1475540     | 4781.18     | 3240.29     | 1202319                 | 3747.04                 | 3116.51                 |
| RICE - BASMOTI              | TON  | 3754102     | 4864.89     | 1295.89     | 3698927     | 4516.28     | 1220.97     | 3718780                 | 3221.23                 | 866.21                  |
| SPICES                      | KGS  | 895914703   | 2497.30     | 2.79        | 926020950   | 2430.35     | 2.62        | 731460040               | 2236.25                 | 3.06                    |
| RICE(OTHER THAN BASMOTI)    |      | 7136191     | 2925.16     | 409.90      | 8278233     | 3336.84     | 403.09      | 5715812                 | 2080.22                 | 363.94                  |
| COTTON RAW INCLD. WASTE     | TON  | NA          | 3637.53     | NA          | NA          | 1900.19     | NA          | NA                      | 1793.59                 | NA                      |
| SUGAR                       | TON  | 2535313     | 1177.11     | 464.29      | 1955191     | 871.41      | 445.69      | 3357784                 | 1288.60                 | 383.77                  |
| CASHEW                      | TON  | 120737      | 842.32      | 6976.49     | 134571      | 909.26      | 6756.75     | 94956                   | 706.58                  | 7441.12                 |
| COFFEE                      | KGS  | 253902132   | 798.83      | 3.15        | 221396663   | 814.02      | 3.68        | 219179383               | 685.91                  | 3.13                    |
| TEA                         | KGS  | 249907552   | 798.79      | 3.20        | 215407703   | 681.79      | 3.17        | 227320644               | 668.22                  | 2.94                    |
| FRESH VEGETABLES            | TON  | 2288300     | 886.14      | 387.25      | 2061000     | 763.24      | 370.32      | 1637935                 | 660.79                  | 403.43                  |
| CASTOR OIL                  | KGS  | 544795456   | 725.68      | 1.33        | 546525325   | 770.49      | 1.41        | 526209257               | 645.95                  | 1.23                    |
| TOBACCO UNMANUFACTURED      | KGS  | 237106036   | 789.07      | 3.33        | 219572233   | 680.01      | 3.10        | 190684671               | 587.56                  | 3.08                    |
| GROUNDNUT                   | TON  | 509751      | 525.68      | 1031.26     | 708392      | 760.37      | 1073.37     | 482234                  | 551.61                  | 1143.87                 |
| PROCESSED FRUITS AND JUICES |      | NA          | 547.14      | NA          | NA          | 592.26      | NA          | NA                      | 514.52                  | NA                      |
| GUERGAM MEAL                | TON  | 601970      | 1979.63     | 3288.59     | 665110      | 1551.87     | 2333.25     | 329070                  | 513.32                  | 1559.91                 |
| OIL MEALS                   | TON  | 9830212     | 2796.44     | 284.47      | 3904589     | 1324.17     | 339.13      | 1886680                 | 504.49                  | 267.39                  |
| FRESH FRUITS                | TON  | 525178      | 608.99      | 1159.59     | 486939      | 516.26      | 1060.23     | 468540                  | 470.85                  | 1004.93                 |
| CEREAL PREPARATIONS         | TON  | 319554      | 471.32      | 1474.94     | 305431      | 496.41      | 1625.28     | 286589                  | 461.04                  | 1608.71                 |
| SESAME SEEDS                | KGS  | 257441092   | 592.17      | 2.30        | 375656064   | 772.27      | 2.06        | 348898564               | 421.19                  | 1.21                    |
| MISC PROCESSED ITEMS        |      | NA          | 418.04      | NA          | NA          | 453.66      | NA          | NA                      | 397.77                  | NA                      |
| TOBACCO MANUFACTURED        |      | NA          | 222.32      | NA          | NA          | 278.61      | NA          | NA                      | 283.37                  | NA                      |
| DAIRY PRODUCTS              |      | NA          | 727.54      | NA          | NA          | 355.83      | NA          | NA                      | 230.70                  | NA                      |
| OTHER CEREALS               | TON  | 4926047     | 1204.16     | 244.45      | 3514351     | 869.11      | 247.30      | 868820                  | 230.09                  | 264.83                  |
| PROCESSED VEGETABLES        |      | NA          | 213.05      | NA          | NA          | 281.75      | NA          | NA                      | 224.38                  | NA                      |
| PULSES                      | TON  | 345657      | 290.36      | 840.02      | 222139      | 199.86      | 899.73      | 217819                  | 213.56                  | 980.43                  |
| COCOA PRODUCTS              | KGS  | 16229240    | 93.97       | 5.79        | 20877703    | 138.87      | 6.65        | 29191669                | 171.10                  | 5.86                    |
| MILLED PRODUCTS             | KGS  | 419263940   | 166.15      | 0.40        | 419855413   | 168.76      | 0.40        | 385395394               | 152.22                  | 0.39                    |
| WHEAT                       | TON  | 5572025     | 1569.08     | 281.60      | 2924053     | 828.75      | 283.43      | 575924                  | 139.34                  | 241.95                  |
| OTHER OIL SEEDS             | TON  | 194460      | 155.18      | 797.98      | 247540      | 185.04      | 747.50      | 191413                  | 138.49                  | 723.53                  |
| SHEEP/GOAT MEAT             | TON  | 22608       | 115.37      | 5102.85     | 23614       | 135.71      | 5746.94     | 20236                   | 118.12                  | 5837.18                 |
| POULTRY PRODUCTS            |      | NA          | 93.03       | NA          | NA          | 106.38      | NA          | NA                      | 108.10                  | NA                      |
| VEGETABLE OILS              | TON  | 22959       | 53.22       | 2318.01     | 42045       | 94.56       | 2249.06     | 24292                   | 67.24                   | 2767.90                 |
| NIGER SEEDS                 | KGS  | 20841060    | 18.69       | 0.90        | 18155893    | 17.71       | 0.98        | 12809560                | 17.33                   | 1.35                    |
| ANIMAL CASINGS              | KGS  | 266715      | 4.73        | 17.74       | 260147      | 3.18        | 12.22       | 203061                  | 2.57                    | 12.68                   |
| PROCESSED MEAT              | TON  | 508         | 1.29        | 2547.86     | 405         | 2.29        | 5663.59     | 284                     | 0.96                    | 3391.58                 |
| OTHER MEAT                  | TON  | 268         | 0.55        | 2046.46     | 262         | 0.44        | 1671.05     | 4                       | 0.01                    | 1438.50                 |
| TOTAL                       |      |             | 42177.91    |             |             | 38099.68    |             |                         | 28654.87                |                         |
| Source: DGCI&S              |      |             |             |             |             |             |             |                         |                         |                         |

## Annexure-I

(Value in US $ Million; Rates in US $/Unit)

## IMPORT OF AGRICULTURE/FOOD PRODUCTS

|                                                                         |                                                                         | 2013 - 14                                                               | 2013 - 14                                                               | 2013 - 14                                                               | 2014 - 15                                                               | 2014 - 15                                                               | 2014 - 15                                                               | 2015 - 16(APR TO FEB)                                                   | 2015 - 16(APR TO FEB)                                                   | 2015 - 16(APR TO FEB)                                                   |
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| ITEM DESC                                                               | UNIT                                                                    | Quantity                                                                | Value                                                                   | Rate                                                                    | Quantity                                                                | Value                                                                   | Rate                                                                    | Quantity                                                                | Value                                                                   | Rate                                                                    |
| CASHEW                                                                  | TON                                                                     | 776334                                                                  | 773.81                                                                  | 996.75                                                                  | 933190                                                                  | 1087.16                                                                 | 1165.00                                                                 | 936206                                                                  | 1298.89                                                                 | 1387.40                                                                 |
| CEREAL PREPARATIONS                                                     | TON                                                                     | 53472                                                                   | 69.15                                                                   | 1293.21                                                                 | 64805                                                                   | 95.44                                                                   | 1472.70                                                                 | 56183                                                                   | 80.71                                                                   | 1436.54                                                                 |
| COCOA PRODUCTS                                                          | KGS                                                                     | 51627345                                                                | 176.90                                                                  | 3.43                                                                    | 65387025                                                                | 253.58                                                                  | 3.88                                                                    | 51901884                                                                | 196.15                                                                  | 3.78                                                                    |
| COFFEE                                                                  | KGS                                                                     | 59940860                                                                | 120.19                                                                  | 2.01                                                                    | 74884576                                                                | 152.20                                                                  | 2.03                                                                    | 60066183                                                                | 112.36                                                                  | 1.87                                                                    |
| DAIRY PRODUCTS                                                          |                                                                         | NA                                                                      | 38.47                                                                   | NA                                                                      | NA                                                                      | 61.49                                                                   | NA                                                                      | NA                                                                      | 53.21                                                                   | NA                                                                      |
| FRESH FRUITS                                                            | TON                                                                     | 769204                                                                  | 1273.46                                                                 | 1655.56                                                                 | 866149                                                                  | 1565.20                                                                 | 1807.08                                                                 | 756759                                                                  | 1575.87                                                                 | 2082.40                                                                 |
| FRESH VEGETABLES                                                        | TON                                                                     | 25981                                                                   | 6.66                                                                    | 256.21                                                                  | 8244                                                                    | 1.82                                                                    | 220.66                                                                  | 95870                                                                   | 32.15                                                                   | 335.39                                                                  |
| GROUNDNUT                                                               | TON                                                                     | 114                                                                     | 0.06                                                                    | 535.04                                                                  | 127                                                                     | 0.08                                                                    | 627.97                                                                  | 80                                                                      | 0.04                                                                    | 466.00                                                                  |
| MARINE PRODUCTS                                                         | KGS                                                                     | 31219157                                                                | 67.65                                                                   | 2.17                                                                    | 27721324                                                                | 73.93                                                                   | 2.67                                                                    | 44033240                                                                | 86.13                                                                   | 1.96                                                                    |
| MILLED PRODUCTS                                                         | KGS                                                                     | 3977441                                                                 | 3.64                                                                    | 0.91                                                                    | 3465371                                                                 | 2.90                                                                    | 0.84                                                                    | 4148002                                                                 | 3.06                                                                    | 0.74                                                                    |
| MISC PROCESSED ITEMS                                                    |                                                                         | NA                                                                      | 244.48                                                                  | NA                                                                      | NA                                                                      | 292.05                                                                  | NA                                                                      | NA                                                                      | 246.35                                                                  | NA                                                                      |
| NIGER SEEDS                                                             | KGS                                                                     | NA                                                                      | 0.00                                                                    | NA                                                                      | 703000                                                                  | 0.60                                                                    | 0.85                                                                    | 5016000                                                                 | 5.97                                                                    | 1.19                                                                    |
| OIL MEALS                                                               | TON                                                                     | 126936                                                                  | 33.33                                                                   | 262.54                                                                  | 165102                                                                  | 44.71                                                                   | 270.82                                                                  | 196802                                                                  | 50.69                                                                   | 257.59                                                                  |
| OTHER CEREALS                                                           | TON                                                                     | 22321                                                                   | 16.08                                                                   | 720.36                                                                  | 23397                                                                   | 10.03                                                                   | 428.63                                                                  | 47205                                                                   | 20.22                                                                   | 428.25                                                                  |
| OTHER MEAT                                                              | TON                                                                     | 361                                                                     | 2.61                                                                    | 7222.12                                                                 | 469                                                                     | 3.19                                                                    | 6804.43                                                                 | 475                                                                     | 2.52                                                                    | 5301.12                                                                 |
| OTHER OIL SEEDS                                                         | TON                                                                     | 54703                                                                   | 27.50                                                                   | 502.68                                                                  | 51561                                                                   | 26.59                                                                   | 515.71                                                                  | 56764                                                                   | 30.06                                                                   | 529.61                                                                  |
| POULTRY PRODUCTS                                                        |                                                                         | NA                                                                      | 3.89                                                                    | NA                                                                      | NA                                                                      | 6.18                                                                    | NA                                                                      | NA                                                                      | 3.87                                                                    | NA                                                                      |
| PROCESSED FRUITS AND JUICES                                             |                                                                         | NA                                                                      | 68.28                                                                   | NA                                                                      | NA                                                                      | 81.58                                                                   | NA                                                                      | NA                                                                      | 70.62                                                                   | NA                                                                      |
| PROCESSED MEAT                                                          | TON                                                                     | 388                                                                     | 1.27                                                                    | 3276.24                                                                 | 165                                                                     | 0.85                                                                    | 5143.22                                                                 | 71                                                                      | 0.42                                                                    | 5977.69                                                                 |
| PROCESSED VEGETABLES                                                    |                                                                         | NA                                                                      | 28.80                                                                   | NA                                                                      | NA                                                                      | 17.07                                                                   | NA                                                                      | NA                                                                      | 16.48                                                                   | NA                                                                      |
| PULSES                                                                  | TON                                                                     | 3643713                                                                 | 2119.32                                                                 | 581.64                                                                  | 4584852                                                                 | 2786.11                                                                 | 607.68                                                                  | 5507732                                                                 | 3690.27                                                                 | 670.02                                                                  |
| RICE(OTHER THAN BASMOTI)                                                | TON                                                                     | 1439                                                                    | 1.37                                                                    | 952.92                                                                  | 1958                                                                    | 1.77                                                                    | 905.01                                                                  | 880                                                                     | 0.77                                                                    | 879.43                                                                  |
| SESAME SEEDS                                                            | KGS                                                                     | 72928096                                                                | 134.48                                                                  | 1.84                                                                    | 34767785                                                                | 62.67                                                                   | 1.80                                                                    | 21487351                                                                | 25.54                                                                   | 1.19                                                                    |
| SHEEP/GOAT MEAT                                                         | TON                                                                     | 60                                                                      | 0.86                                                                    | 14264.10                                                                | 87                                                                      | 1.43                                                                    | 16418.03                                                                | 44                                                                      | 0.67                                                                    | 15211.86                                                                |
| SPICES                                                                  | KGS                                                                     | 155577426                                                               | 571.39                                                                  | 3.67                                                                    | 163094897                                                               | 717.78                                                                  | 4.40                                                                    | 168913790                                                               | 749.04                                                                  | 4.43                                                                    |
| SUGAR                                                                   | TON                                                                     | 880956                                                                  | 392.19                                                                  | 445.19                                                                  | 1538635                                                                 | 601.17                                                                  | 390.72                                                                  | 1736715                                                                 | 542.40                                                                  | 312.31                                                                  |
| TEA                                                                     | KGS                                                                     | 22739911                                                                | 48.54                                                                   | 2.13                                                                    | 28390469                                                                | 63.57                                                                   | 2.24                                                                    | 22244304                                                                | 53.30                                                                   | 2.40                                                                    |
| TOBACCO MANUFACTURED                                                    |                                                                         | NA                                                                      | 27.85                                                                   | NA                                                                      | NA                                                                      | 32.76                                                                   | NA                                                                      | NA                                                                      | 26.80                                                                   | NA                                                                      |
| TOBACCO UNMANUFACTURED                                                  | KGS                                                                     | 1549350                                                                 | 13.09                                                                   | 8.45                                                                    | 1930418                                                                 | 15.90                                                                   | 8.24                                                                    | 2883247                                                                 | 20.54                                                                   | 7.12                                                                    |
| VEGETABLE OILS                                                          | TON                                                                     | 10467303                                                                | 9389.74                                                                 | 897.05                                                                  | 12731595                                                                | 10621.48                                                                | 834.26                                                                  | 14463441                                                                | 9657.15                                                                 | 667.69                                                                  |
| WHEAT                                                                   | TON                                                                     | 11272                                                                   | 4.42                                                                    | 391.74                                                                  | 29493                                                                   | 9.95                                                                    | 337.41                                                                  | 513417                                                                  | 134.36                                                                  | 261.69                                                                  |
| ANIMAL CASINGS                                                          | KGS                                                                     | 220                                                                     | 0.00                                                                    | 1.85                                                                    | NA                                                                      | 0.00                                                                    | NA                                                                      | NA                                                                      | 0.00                                                                    | NA                                                                      |
| TOTAL                                                                   |                                                                         |                                                                         | 15659.44                                                                |                                                                         |                                                                         | 18691.24                                                                |                                                                         |                                                                         | 18786.60                                                                |                                                                         |
| Source: DGCI&S                                                          | Source: DGCI&S                                                          | Source: DGCI&S                                                          | Source: DGCI&S                                                          | Source: DGCI&S                                                          | Source: DGCI&S                                                          | Source: DGCI&S                                                          | Source: DGCI&S                                                          | Source: DGCI&S                                                          | Source: DGCI&S                                                          | Source: DGCI&S                                                          |
| * Quantity figures have not been provided where units are not additive. | * Quantity figures have not been provided where units are not additive. | * Quantity figures have not been provided where units are not additive. | * Quantity figures have not been provided where units are not additive. | * Quantity figures have not been provided where units are not additive. | * Quantity figures have not been provided where units are not additive. | * Quantity figures have not been provided where units are not additive. | * Quantity figures have not been provided where units are not additive. | * Quantity figures have not been provided where units are not additive. | * Quantity figures have not been provided where units are not additive. | * Quantity figures have not been provided where units are not additive. |

## Annexure-II

(Value in US $ Million; Rates in US $/unit)