Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
26-November-2012 15:19 IST
The details of total quantum of agricultural products exported and imported by the Government during each of the last three years, item-wise and value-wise and revenue generated there from are at Annexure-I.
The Government is taking steps to encourage exports of agriculture products including food grains through various measures and incentives under Foreign Trade Policy from time to time. Incentives are granted after considering various factors including stocks of agriculture products available in the country, surplus over and above the buffer stock norm and strategic reserve requirements, if any, the concerns of food security, availability of agriculture products to common man at reasonable prices and remunerative returns to the grower and price competitiveness in the international market etc.
The export and import of agricultural products including food grains is regulated under Foreign Trade Development Regulation Act. Any instances of irregularity/violation of any provisions of the Act in the export and/or import is dealt as per the provisions of the said Act.
Annexure – I
Quantum and value-wise export of agricultural products during last three years.
|
Principal Commodity
|
Unit of Qty
|
2009-10
|
2010-11
|
2011-12
|
|
Qty
|
Val(Million USD)
|
Qty
|
Val(Million USD)
|
Qty
|
Val(Million USD)
|
|
TEA
|
KGS
|
207532385
|
623.29
|
238336203
|
736.45
|
292354928
|
847.65
|
|
COFFEE
|
KGS
|
157414431
|
429.74
|
232627751
|
661.77
|
278868332
|
952.91
|
|
PULSES
|
TON
|
99915
|
86.75
|
208031
|
190.52
|
174205
|
227.58
|
|
RICE -BASMOTI
|
TON
|
2016871
|
2289.35
|
2370681
|
2493.92
|
3178235
|
3217.00
|
|
RICE(OTHER THAN BASMOTI)
|
TON
|
139546
|
76.38
|
100681
|
50.86
|
3997734
|
1723.38
|
|
WHEAT
|
TON
|
30
|
0.01
|
397
|
0.15
|
740747
|
202.07
|
|
OTHER CEREALS
|
TON
|
2892416
|
625.71
|
3220093
|
803.61
|
4073694
|
1127.98
|
|
SPICES
|
KGS
|
663206815
|
1301.60
|
762713508
|
1768.08
|
935909171
|
2750.09
|
|
SUGAR
|
TON
|
44736
|
23.20
|
1714372
|
1198.92
|
2741372
|
1838.55
|
|
CASHEW
|
TON
|
117980
|
591.35
|
105755
|
619.23
|
131782
|
915.24
|
|
SESAME SEEDS
|
KGS
|
215733122
|
316.51
|
398441173
|
507.25
|
389154488
|
553.13
|
|
GROUNDNUT
|
TON
|
340256
|
302.42
|
433762
|
480.45
|
832619
|
1093.05
|
|
GUERGAM MEAL
|
TON
|
218480
|
240.70
|
441612
|
646.08
|
707326
|
3354.82
|
|
OIL MEALS
|
TON
|
4671135
|
1658.83
|
6936933
|
2437.90
|
7406363
|
2420.46
|
|
CASTOR OIL
|
KGS
|
397997452
|
461.63
|
424485729
|
654.00
|
492628334
|
971.85
|
|
NIGER SEEDS
|
KGS
|
6004093
|
5.10
|
12863063
|
9.85
|
28225076
|
24.83
|
|
FRUITS / VEGETABLE SEEDS
|
KGS
|
8883856
|
30.57
|
11622629
|
40.52
|
15226547
|
60.09
|
|
FRESH FRUITS
|
|
|
479.55
|
|
478.63
|
0
|
528.60
|
|
FRESH VEGETABLES
|
|
|
621.82
|
|
559.53
|
0
|
600.34
|
|
PROCESSED VEGETABLES
|
|
|
158.68
|
|
167.88
|
0
|
222.02
|
|
PROCESSED FRUITS & JUICES
|
|
|
245.04
|
|
228.64
|
0
|
343.58
|
|
Total Agri. Exports
|
|
10568.23
|
|
14734.24
|
|
23975.23
|
Source: DGCI&S
Quantum and value-wise import of agricultural products during last three years.
|
Principal Commodity
|
Unit of Qty
|
2009-10
|
2010-11
|
2011-12
|
|
Qty
|
Val(Million USD)
|
Qty
|
Val(Million USD)
|
Qty
|
Val(Million USD)
|
|
WHEAT
|
TON
|
164383
|
50.37
|
185280
|
55.46
|
22
|
0.02
|
|
RICE
|
TON
|
65
|
0.08
|
219
|
0.24
|
1060
|
1.18
|
|
OTHER CEREAL
|
TON
|
33691
|
16.38
|
30680
|
13.12
|
15355
|
6.42
|
|
CEREAL PREPARATION
|
TON
|
40838
|
39.76
|
37095
|
50.26
|
48055
|
66.13
|
|
PULSES
|
TON
|
3509569
|
2077.90
|
2698657
|
1565.44
|
3364800
|
1853.04
|
|
TEA
|
KGS
|
34460855
|
58.31
|
20823962
|
44.32
|
22348660
|
45.78
|
|
CASHEW NUTS
|
TON
|
755956
|
639.58
|
529734
|
577.84
|
809821
|
1135.75
|
|
FRUITS & NUTS EXCL CASHEW NUTS
|
|
|
607.27
|
|
801.28
|
|
967.24
|
|
SPICES
|
KGS
|
153398591
|
302.55
|
113332657
|
342.16
|
128701261
|
460.35
|
|
SUGAR
|
TON
|
2551416
|
1271.54
|
1198384
|
610.18
|
99716
|
65.00
|
|
OIL SEEDS
|
|
|
38.92
|
|
25.47
|
|
20.08
|
|
VEGETABLE OILS FIXED (EDIBLE)
|
TON
|
8033924
|
5600.49
|
6905431
|
6551.04
|
8445009
|
9668.05
|
|
CASHEW SHELLED
|
TON
|
|
|
|
|
2082
|
8.94
|
|
Total Agri. Imports
|
|
10703.13
|
|
10636.83
|
|
14297.99
|
Source: DGCI&S
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This information was given by the Minister of State for Commerce & Industry Dr. D. Purandeswari in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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