Question : EXPORT OF BEEDIES

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(a) the quantum and value of beedies exported to foreign countries during each of the last three years, country wise; and (

(b) the foreign exchange earned therefrom?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY ( SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY )


(a) & ( b) : The quantum, value and foreign exchange earnings from export of beedis over the past three years is as follows:

Year	Quantity (tonnes)	Value (US $ Million)
1998-99	998	7.58
1999-2000	1174	8.69
2000-01	962	7.43
2001-02 (April-Sept)	426	3.13
Source : Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics and Tobacco Board
The details of country-wise exports are enclosed. 
 
REGION WISE EXPORTS OF BEEDIES FROM INDIA ( QTY IN TONS, VALUE IN RS. LAKHS)
1998-99	1999-2000	2000-2001
QTY	VALUE	QTY	VALUE	QTY	VALUE
ASIA
Afghanistan	44	95.56	56	129.39	66	162.77
Japan	a 3.95	a 0.94 1 23.56
Malaysia	12	41.97	10 42.75	15 72.27
Nepal 1 0.74	nil nil	nil nil
Phillipines	nil nil	nil nil a 0.12
Srilanka	nil nil	nil nil	nil nil
Singapore	31	132.10	68	252.75	27	114.75
South Korea	a 1.22 1 2.42	nil nil
Total	88	275.54 135	428.25	109	373.47
AMERICAS
Argentina	nil	nil	nil	nil	a 0.41
Brazil	nil	nil	a	1.21	nil nil
Canada	a	2.52	a	5.25	4 13.02
Mexico	2	5.81	nil	nil	10 28.51
USA	47	166.88	31	100.22 8 47.36
West Indies 3 12.3	a 2.84 a 0.89
Total	52	187.51	31	109.52	22	90.19
MIDDLE EAST
Bahrain	nil	nil	nil	nil	18 61.98
Jordan	16	54.17	nil	nil	nil nil
Kwait	10	31.83	13	41.16	16 56.13
Oman	18	59.59	nil	nil	nil nil
UAE	709 2155.05	932 2889.94	634 2178.87
S.Arabia 50 155.55 2 7.19	nil nil
Yemen 30	90.19 54 216.27	153 507.52
Total	833 2546.38 1001 3154.56 821	2804.50
WEST EUROPE
France	a 0.18	a	2.75	a	2.08
Germany	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil
Netherlands	a 0.78	nil	nil	nil	nil
Portugal	nil	nil	a	0.08	a	0.21
Switzerland	5	10.33	5	17.62	9	21.90
UK	NIL	NIL	A 0.06	NIL	NIL
Total	5	11.29	5	20.51	9	24.19

Australia
Australia	1	6.51	1	1.92	1	1.70
TOTAL	1	6.51	1	1.92	1	1.70
AFRICA
Djibouti	19	42.34	nil	nil	nil	nil
S.Africa	a 0.07	1	3.13	a	1.83
TOTAL	a 0.07	1	3.13	a	1.83
Grand Total	998 3069.64	1174 3717.89 962 3295.88


EXPORTS OF BEEDIES -COUNTRY WISE DURING 2001-2002(April-September)
(Qty in Tons, Value in Rs.Lakhs)
April- Sept 2000	April - Sept 2001	QTY	Value	Qty	Value
Beedies
Australia	1	1.70	nil	nil
Argentina	nil	nil	a	0.81
Afghanistan	33	79.17	33	84.16
Canada	a 0.64	nil	nil
France	a 2.08	1	2.17
Geneva	nil	nil	2	3.23
Japan	a 8.72	a	1.93
Kuwait	10	34.37	5	17.79
Malaysia	7	27.10	6	23.12
Mexico	9	21.25	nil	nil
Newzeland	nil	nil	1	3.40
Reunion	a 0.89	nil	nil
Switzerland	5 9.97	4	13.12
S.Arabia	nil	nil	17 6.31
S.Africa	a 0.54	a 0.29
S.America	nil	nil	2 5.11
Singapore	9	40.42	20	76.42
USA	4	27.64	4	11.97
UAE	235 797.99	277 1030.27
West Indies	nil	nil	1 5.34
Yemen	60 200.74	53 183.31
TOTAL	373	1253.22	426	1468.75