Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
05-September-2012 15:12 IST
Import of Areca nuts
Areca nut is imported from many countries including Malaysia and Indonesia. The details of imports, country-wise and year-wise for the last 3 years are as follows:
|
Country
|
2009-10
|
2010-11
|
2011-12
(April-2011 to February-2012)
|
|
|
Quantity
(in Kg)
|
Value
(in Rs Crores)
|
Quantity
(in Kg)
|
Value
(in Rs Crores)
|
Quantity
(in Kg)
|
Value
(in Rs. Crores)
|
|
Austria
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
13899
|
0.05
|
|
Bangladesh
|
7699590
|
24.76
|
33238005
|
116.53
|
54786898
|
200.02
|
|
China PRP
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
630000
|
2.41
|
|
Finland
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
160000
|
0.58
|
|
France
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
160000
|
0.58
|
|
Germany
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
106000
|
0.38
|
|
Indonesia
|
23232175
|
41.60
|
23292572
|
52.05
|
5578026
|
18.76
|
|
Japan
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
58000
|
0.23
|
|
Kenya
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
|
Malaysia
|
88000
|
0.12
|
377
|
0.0048
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
|
Myanmar
|
2207000
|
8.13
|
1028000
|
3.69
|
144000
|
0.52
|
|
Nepal
|
5365500
|
17.80
|
14604029
|
71.52
|
7066416
|
25.49
|
|
Pakistan
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
174000
|
0.62
|
|
Singapore
|
211000
|
0.3012
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
|
Spain
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
15600
|
0.05
|
|
Sri Lanka
|
1360176
|
6.56
|
2314507
|
10.79
|
768406
|
3.95
|
|
Tanzania
|
17836
|
0.0267
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
17000
|
0.06
|
|
Thailand
|
1610326
|
3.06
|
1226540
|
3.16
|
126510
|
0.55
|
|
Turkey
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
80000
|
0.31
|
|
UAE
|
14234
|
0.02
|
270194
|
0.98
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
|
USA
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
68
|
0.0016
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
|
Vietnam
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
13000
|
0.05
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
|
Total
|
41805837
|
102.41
|
76041392
|
258.82
|
69584755
|
254.71
|
No major decline in the production and prices of Areca nut in the domestic market has been observed. Minimum price of import has been enhanced from existing Rs.35/- to Rs.75/- per Kilogram w.e.f. 14.8.2012.
This information was given by the Minister of State of Commerce and Industry, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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