(a) the quantity of food items exported during each of the last three years, item-wise;
(b) the foreign exchange earned therefrom during the above period; and
(c) the impact of this export on the availability and the cost of the food items in the
domestic market?
MINISTER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI MURASOLI MARAN)
(a) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
(b) The foreign exchange earned from export of food items during the last three years is as below:-
Year Amount(US $ Million) Amount (Rs.In lakhs)(c) The Policy of the Government to permit export of food items is governed principally by the concerns of India`s food security, maximising incomes and earning foreign exchange. Review of export performance of food products is an ongoing process and accordingly policy interventions are made, as and when considered necessary with a view to making food items exports increasingly viable.
1997-98 4509.11(1US$=Rs.39.00) 1758553.71 1998-99 4864.48(1US$=Rs.42.00) 2043085.18 1999-2000 4219.64(1US$=Rs.42.50) 1793348.23
Quantity in tonnes Value in Rs.Lakhs
April-March April -March. April -March.
1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000
ITEM Qty. Value Qty. Value Qty. Value
Pulses 168052 36088.63 104096 22302.64 182228 40492.17 Rice Basmati 593323 168562.03 597793 187690.92 606468 173593.99 Rice Non-Basmati 1795743 168537.55 4365888 440384.53 1216681 136943.05 Wheat 1517 40.29 1763 135.79 20 1.73 Other Cereals 15350 1259.4 9527 868.36 7618 813.93 Spices 230531 140965.63 209828 163252.05 195793 170192.04 Cashew Nuts 76902 139990.69 77277 162746.66 92461 245144.77 HPS Groundnut 245401 56629.96 58326 13966.28 73244 18322.7 Sugar 173282 24444.82 12735 1735.93 7043 1076.54 Meat & Meat Prep. 80835.35 78811.71 78096.07 Poultry & Dairy Prod. 11804.31 9696.96 9849.97 Fresh Fruits 27684.21 26632.5 28822.12 Fresh Vegetables 31295.13 27402.03 83.12 Proc. Fruits & Juices 27286.9 29087.37 49033.87 Processed Vegetables 11651.29 16727.09 16520.93 Misc. Processed Items 25558.49 25508.11 63.53 Marine Products 398201 448675.97 311256 436855.48 390655 511313.4 Tea 193700 187629.04 210395 226488.58 183807 176577.49 Coffee 160272 169614.02 193610 172792.19 165309 136406.81
TOTAL 1758553.71 2043085.18 1793348.23