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Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry

16-May-2012 15:46 IST

Details of Import of Agricultural Products

The details of import of agricultural products (Principal commodity-wise) since the period 2007-2008 are given in Annexure.

  Among agricultural products main items of India’s import are edible oil and pulses. Efforts are being made to reduce dependence on imports by increasing production of oilseeds and pulses under various schemes, particularly Integrated Scheme of Oilseeds, Pulses, Oil Palm and Maize (ISOPOM) being implemented since 1.4.2004.

				Annexure
				Value in Rs.Crores
ITEM	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12 (April-January) (latest availble) (Provisional)
WHEAT	2657.51	0.01	231.90	255.85	0.00
RICE	0.42	0.54	0.37	1.12	5.14
OTHER CEREAL	19.34	45.46	76.33	59.53	25.87
CEREAL PREPARATION	161.83	170.17	188.22	228.84	245.89
PULSES	5374.94	6246.40	9813.37	7149.62	7126.43
TEA	130.95	197.00	276.54	202.00	186.21
MILK AND CREAM	28.96	38.21	77.56	491.98	905.89
CASHEW NUTS	1714.75	2672.43	3047.50	2649.56	4958.40
FRUITS & NUTS EXCL CASHEW NUTS	1858.39	2372.89	2873.15	3636.63	3613.42
SPICES	973.64	1076.07	1432.31	1556.11	1683.00
SUGAR	5.87	583.16	5965.80	2789.55	374.17
OIL SEEDS	149.32	129.58	186.61	115.48	75.61
VEGETABLE OILS FIXED (EDIBLE)	10301.09	15837.46	26483.32	29860.40	37718.33
Total	23377.00	29369.38	50653.00	48996.66	56918.36
Source:DGCI&S

This information was given by the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia  in a written reply in the Rajya  Sabha today.

DS/GK

Import dependence on edible oils and pulses prompts production-focused policy measures to reduce reliance on imports. Import dependence on key agricultural commodities is highlighted, with edible oils and pulses identified as the principal imported items. The release emphasises policy measures to reduce import reliance by increasing domestic production of oilseeds and pulses under the Integrated Scheme of Oilseeds, Pulses, Oil Palm and Maize (ISOPOM), and discloses commodity-wise import values supplied by the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics in response to a parliamentary written question.