TMI BlogExport of Agricultural Products.X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Export of Agricultural Products. X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ailable. The Government does not fix targets for export for agricultural products because agriculture policy in India is guided by a number of objectives which include food self sufficiency, ensuring remunerative prices to farmers and easy availability of essential commodities at reasonable prices in the domestic market. Moreover, export of agricultural products depends on a variety of factors in ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... cluding availability of surplus, international demand and supply situation, quality standards and price competitiveness. The imports of major agricultural products for the years 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 were USD 6219 million, USD 10645 million and USD 10593 million, respectively. Complete annual data for agriculture imports for 2011-12 are not yet available. There is no major change in the v ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... alue of imports of agricultural products in 2010-11 over 2009-10. From time to time Government analyses data on import and export of agricultural commodities. Review of domestic availability/deficit/surplus of essential agricultural commodities are done at various levels like the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM), Cabinet Committee on Prices (CCP), Committee of Secretaries (CoS) etc. Appropria ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... te decisions on allowing or banning/restricting exports/imports of any particular agricultural product/commodity are taken by EGoM/CCP 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 comm ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... on man at reasonable prices and remunerative returns to the grower and price competitiveness in the international market etc. ANNEXURE DETAILS OF EXPORT OF AGRICULTURE ITEMS DURING LAST THREE YEARS Qty in 000' MT /Value in USD million 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 PRODUCT Qty Value Qty Value Qty Value AGRI & ALLIED PRODUCTS OIL MEALS 6742.94 2232.93 4688.85 1656.03 6797.86 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 2379.53 BASMATI RICE 1556.41 2060.67 2016.78 2297.29 2183.50 2320.90 SUGAR 3332.00 967.33 44.05 23.26 3241.35 2268.32 OTHER CEREALS 3999.65 852.48 2924.47 627.23 3189.81 790.79 JAGGERY AND CONFECTIONERY 1467.90 435.93 53.64 49.20 1068.38 766.94 TOBACCO UNMANUFACTURED 179.36 600.98 230.88 763.97 207.55 659.85 CASTOR OIL 356.44 461.56 397.70 459.40 411.21 6 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 25.64 GUARGUM 258.57 291.15 218.48 239.09 403.68 616.93 CASHEW 126.15 630.79 122.17 591.13 91.56 570.02 SESAME SEEDS 155.27 324.91 215.98 315.48 343.03 481.45 GROUND NUTS 297.89 269.41 340.25 300.83 417.15 459.43 FRESH ONIONS 1670.19 397.37 1664.92 489.33 1163.47 382.09 OTHER PROCESSED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 387.13 298.28 397.98 302.85 340.07 288.80 CEREAL ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... PREPRATIONS 206.93 239.38 168.80 213.83 215.73 269.16 MOLLASES 0.17 17.98 31.10 4.17 1822.88 218.62 OTHER FRESH VEGETABLES 505.29 147.90 419.24 154.40 490.91 195.91 MISCELLANEOUS PREPARATIONS 139.64 128.66 158.80 146.47 182.18 191.81 PULSES 136.88 117.92 100.13 86.14 205.82 187.17 MANGO PULP 173.01 163.73 186.20 157.09 171.93 178.59 TOBACCO MANUFACTURED ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 0.00 150.88 0.00 152.78 0.00 173.56 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 56.15 117.97 70.50 124.37 132.11 173.36 DRIED AND PRESERVED VEGETABLES 147.86 107.94 124.61 112.25 110.17 113.42 OTHER FRESH FRUITS 256.77 93.69 260.68 110.30 253.85 107.43 FRESH GRAPES 124.63 88.85 131.15 115.05 99.31 90.40 FLORICULTURE 30.80 80.19 26.81 62.12 27.78 62.85 NON BASMATI RICE 931.88 366 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... .90 139.54 77.07 99.29 48.75 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SEEDS 8.54 26.09 8.88 30.61 11.18 38.44 FRESH MANGOES 83.70 37.12 74.46 42.31 59.22 35.74 MILLED PRODUCTS 41.05 17.69 60.28 27.89 74.38 35.40 WALNUTS 5.70 30.71 9.07 41.75 5.24 34.34 COCOA PRODUCTS 6.83 18.27 5.86 20.46 6.96 28.85 SHALLAC 6.03 22.59 4.18 15.04 3.88 24.78 NIGER SEEDS 13.72 13.97 6.00 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 5.11 11.82 9.03 WHEAT 1.12 0.32 0.05 0.01 0.35 0.1 PRODUCT 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 Qty Value Qty Value Qty Value ANIMAL PRODUCTS BUFFALO MEAT 462.75 1052.34 495.02 1156.24 709.44 1845.70 DAIRY PRODUCTS 70.15 213.28 34.38 84.95 36.87 117.13 POULTRY PRODUCTS 1057.02 91.77 1016.78 78.51 619.15 66.11 SHEEP / GOAT MEAT 37.79 107.28 52.87 157.64 11.9 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 1 55.55 NATURAL HONEY 15.59 32.39 13.31 30.94 31.68 54.76 ANIMAL CASINGS 1.82 1.92 2.02 6.65 1.81 7.71 PROCESSED MEAT 0.86 2.21 0.72 2.02 1.37 4.62 SWINE MEAT 0.82 1.99 1.12 2.18 1.12 2.31 GRAND TOTAL 25053.40 13315.72 16918.71 11333.44 25256.96 16982.32 Source: DGCI&S This information was given by Shri Anand Sharma , Union Minister for Commerce, Industry and ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Textiles in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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