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TMI BlogAmidst a record surge in wheat exports in the current fiscal, APEDA organizes meet for boosting India’s wheat exportsX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Amidst a record surge in wheat exports in the current fiscal, APEDA organizes meet for boosting India’s wheat exports - News and Press Release Dated:- 19-3-2022 - News - Amidst a record surge in wheat exports in the current fiscal, APEDA organizes meet for boosting India s wheat exports Ministry of Commerce Industry asks to scale up shipments to avert global supply chain disruptions Ind ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ia is in discussion with various countries including Egypt Turkey, China, Bosnia, Sudan, Nigeria, Iran, etc for commencing wheat exports Wheat exports witnessed a huge surge of 387 percent to USD 1742 million in 2021-22 (April-January) compared to the previous year Amidst a record surge in wheat exports in the current fiscal, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development A ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... uthority (APEDA) recently organized a meeting of key stakeholders in the value chain for promoting exports to those countries which have a huge shipment potential. The meeting, held on March 17, 2022, followed directions from the Ministry of Commerce Industry to scale up shipments in order to alleviate any global supply chain disruptions in view of the geopolitical situation. Thursday s me ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... eting was chaired by APEDA chairman Dr. M. Angamuthu and had participation of key stakeholders such as traders, exporters, port officials, policy influencers from the Ministries of Food Consumer Affairs, Railways and officials from various State Governments. At the meeting, the Railways assured to make available sufficient rakes to meet any immediate demand for additional wheat transport. Por ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... t authorities have also been asked to augment dedicated terminals along with dedicated containers for wheat. Given the bumper wheat production estimation, the APEDA has asked all stakeholders to strengthen its infrastructure for facilitating hassle free wheat export. The export of wheat recorded a huge surge at USD 1742 million during April-January 2021-22, growing 387 per cent over the corr ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... esponding period in 2020-21 when it touched USD 340.17 million. India has reported a wheat export worth of USD 2352.22 million in the last three years, including the first ten months of current fiscal 2021-22. In 2019-20, the wheat export was worth USD 61.84 million which rose to USD 549.67 million in 2020-21. Though India is not among the top ten wheat exporters in the global trade, its rat ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e of growth in exports have surpassed that of other countries, indicating the rapid strides it is taking in reaching new markets worldwide. India is in final talks to start wheat export to Egypt, while discussions are going on with countries like Turkey, China, Bosnia, Sudan, Nigeria, Iran, etc to start wheat export. India s wheat exports are mainly to neighbouring countries with Bangladesh ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... having the largest share of more than 54 per cent in both volume and value terms in 2020-21. In 2020-21, India entered new wheat markets such as Yemen, Afghanistan, Qatar and Indonesia. According to data by Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCIS), the top ten importing countries for Indian wheat in 2020-21 were Bangladesh, Nepal, United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka, Ye ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... men, Afghanistan, Qatar, Indonesia, Oman and Malaysia. Top ten countries accounted for more than 99 per cent share in India s wheat exports in 2020-21 in both volume and value terms. The rise in wheat exports has been achieved because of the APEDA taking up various initiatives such as organizing B2B exhibitions in different countries, exploring new potential markets and initiating marketing cam ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... paigns with active involvement of Indian Embassies. We are giving thrust on building infrastructure in the value chain for giving boosts to cereal exports in collaboration with the state governments and other stakeholders such as exporters, farmer producer organizations, transporters etc, said Dr. M. Angamuthu, Chairman, APEDA. India accounts for even less than one per cent in world wheat ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... export. However, its share has increased from 0.14 per cent in 2016 to 0.54 per cent in 2020. India is the second largest producer of wheat with a share of around 14.14 per cent of world total production in 2020. India produces around 107.59 Million MT of wheat annually while a major chunk of it goes towards domestic consumption. Major wheat growing states in India are Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Ha ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and Gujarat. The unit price of wheat plays an important role in international trade. While the unit export price of wheat has increased for all countries in the last five years, India s unit export price is slightly higher than that of other countries. This is one of the factors adversely impacting wheat exports from India. APEDA has been focusing on f ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... acilitating shipments by Indian exporters and helping them make inroads into new markets. In order to ensure seamless quality certification of products to be exported, APEDA has recognized 220 labs across India to provide testing services for a wide range of products and exporters. APEDA also assists in upgradation and strengthening of recognized laboratories for export testing and residue moni ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... toring plans. APEDA also provides assistance under the financial assistance schemes of infrastructure development, quality improvement and market development for boosting export of agricultural products. Table: Wheat export in last 3 years Unit: USD Million Product 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 (April-Jan) ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Wheat 61.84 549.67 1742 Source: DGCIS, - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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