(a) the variety and quantum of dry fruits exported during each of the last three years and the current year alongwith the foreign exchange earned thereby, country-wise; and
(b) the steps taken by the Government to boost the exports of dry fruits in order to get maximum price in the international market?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY(SHRI E.V.K.S.ELANGOVAN)
(a) Details of major dry fruits exports to major importing countries are given below:
(Quantity in metric tones, Value in Rupees crores)
Commodity Country 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Cashew Kernels USA 44429 864.61 53725 1015.89 48504 881.55 Netherlands 13104 249.19 13315 244.69 12237 215.03 UAE 3251 61.37 5765 100.80 6239 102.42 Japan 4783 91.97 4123 80.34 5522 101.95 UK 6551 125.11 5192 100.73 5392 95.61 France 2517 53.64 2236 44.56 2444 43.61 Spain 1669 33.49 1678 33.52 2198 41.11 Saudi Arabia 1791 33.30 2501 42.46 2011 32.95 Germany 1031 18.19 2423 23.08 1574 26.11 Canada 1749 30.57 1502 27.16 1354 22.72 Italy 1265 23.97 1070 20.17 986 17.74 Norway 464 9.36 445 8.55 890 15.90 Greece 638 12.76 915 17.81 830 15.57 Kuwait 469 9.93 434 8.33 847 15.34 Walnuts Australia 216.67 2.74 245.78 3.13 108.94 1.48 Denmark 345.80 5.64 313.55 5.16 294.91 5.17 Spain 1686.90 29.48 1787.94 31.34 1859.09 31.84 Germany 918.75 13.32 758.75 11.27 737.43 11.52 UK 650.49 9.47 571.30 8.50 546.60 7.98 Greece 566.90 7.73 729.34 10.33 345.11 4.99 Kuwait 127.09 2.70 123.07 2.35 181.46 3.63 Netherlands 342.35 5.77 412.45 6.43 325.35 5.16 Dried Apricots BangladeshNA NA 27.00 0.04 59.00 0.04 Nepal NA NA 0.79 0.0048 2.68 0.08 Raisins Australia NA NA NA NA 1.61 0.022 Belgium NA NA NA NA 11.50 0.08 UK NA NA NA NA 15.89 0.10 Sri Lanka NA NA NA NA 15.07 0.09 Saudi Arabia NA NA NA NA 6.51 0.05NA: not available