(a) the popular varieties of rice and wheat exported to different countries during the last three years and current year, till date, quantum-wise and year-wise;
(b) the amount of foreign exchange earned from this; and
(c) the States which received maximum benefits from these exports alongwith the details
thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION ( SHRI U.V. KRISHNAM RAJU )
(a),(b)&(c): The Food Corporation of India (FCI) procures wheat and rice of Fair Average
Quality (FAQ) all over the country. The quantities of wheat and rice released to exporters
during the following years from the Central Pool is as under:
Year Wheat Rice (lakh MT)
2000-01 18.76 - 2001-02 39.45 19.85 2002-03 Oct.,2002) 35.68 43.32
The exporters directly enter into commercial transactions with buyers.