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Divisions
Export Products (Agriculture)
Export Products (Agricuiture)
Functions of the Division

The mandate of EP (Agri) Division is to contribute towards formulating of Export Policy of agricultural products and also facilitating and promoting exports of agriculture & allied products (other than plantation crops – tea, coffee, rubber& spices and marine products). The Division also handles SPS (Sanitary & Phytosanitary) & TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade) issues related to agriculture exports and Biotechnology matters.

  1. The Division also handles the work related to the meetings of Inter-Ministerial Committee headed by Secretary (DFPD) and the Committee of Secretaries, which regularly meet to review the prices of essential commodities. Commerce Secretary is a member of both the committees.
  2. The Division exercises administrative control over the following autonomous organizations:

Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)

Tobacco Board

  1. In addition to the above, the Division also has two Export Promotion Councils, i.e. Indian Oilseeds & Produce Export Promotion Council (IOPEPC), under its purview.
Existing Officers in-charge of the Division
Shri Rajesh Agrawal | Additional Secretary
  • Room No. 302, Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
  • Tel : 23039360
  • Email : rajesh[dot]agrawal[at]nic[dot]in
Smt. Kesang Yangzom Sherpa| Joint Secretary
  • Room No. 422, Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
  • Tel : 23039455
  • Email : js-doc9[at]commerce[dot]gov[dot]in

BilateralTrade Statistics

Export Statistics in respect of products handled by EP (Agri) Division, for the past five years, are as under:

ValuesinUSDMillion

S.No Commodity 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
1 RICE -BASMOTI 4,372.00 4,018.41 3,537.49 4,787.65 3,971.12
2 RICE(OTHER THAN BASMOTI) 2,031.25 4,810.80 6,133.63 6,356.71 3,347.47
3 WHEAT 62.82 567.93 2,122.13 1,520.46 35.35
4 OTHER CEREALS 205.19 705.38 1,087.39 1,194.07 454.6
5 PULSES 213.67 265.57 359.41 661.41 454.48
6 TOBACCO

UNMANUFACTURED

 530.38 517.54 570.4 822.23 822.59
7 TOBACCO MANUFACTURED 374.77 359.17 353.17 391.16 287.97
8 CASHEW 566.82 420.43 453.08 356.31 249.44
9 CASHEW NUT SHELL LIQUID 3.25 2.66 4.36 14.02 7.01
10 SESAME SEEDS 525.57 425.64 407.15 425.91 390.08
11 NIGER SEEDS 14.91 21.58 8.3 10.21 4.27
12 GROUNDNUT 715.81 727.21 629.28 831.62 606.31
13 OTHER OIL SEEDS 61.79 61.24 68.92 69.95 30.84
14 VEGETABLE OILS 170.09 604.12 221.01 438.29 265.69
15 OIL MEALS 827.9 1,585.04 1,031.94 1,601.72 1,227.04
16 GUERGAM MEAL 461.53 262.99 447.61 617.14 393.74
17 CASTOR OIL 894.36 917.24 1,175.50 1,265.64 771.4
18 SHELLAC 57.9 87.83 105.8 105.62 51.02
19 SUGAR 1,966.44 2,789.91 4,602.65 5,770.83 1,990.21
20 MOLLASES 72.97 178.75 217.92 256.84 114.36
21 FRUITS / VEGETABLE

SEEDS

 109.24 125.16 113.34 118.42 104.28
22 FRESH FRUITS 770.25 768.54 877.22 864.62 591.14
23 FRESH VEGETABLES 651.68 723.97 815.26 926.43 771.77
24 PROCESSED

VEGETABLES

 311.71 424.7 412.29 508.97 453.57
25 PROCESSED FRUITS AND JUICES 646.83 695.56 778.3 908.62 696.33
26 CEREAL

PREPARATIONS

 548.29 636.97 652.49 752.66 622.07
27 COCOA PRODUCTS 180.1 149.78 153.68 154.54 131.69
28 MILLED PRODUCTS 151.56 207.13 305.49 289.02 119.65
29 MISC PROCESSED ITEMS 647.07 866.04 1,169.05 1,421.64 1,215.58
30 ANIMAL CASINGS 56.1 56.23 63.54 40.87 36.76
31 BUFFALO MEAT 3,199.60 3,171.13 3,303.78 3,193.69 2,758.42
32 SHEEP/GOAT MEAT 92.62 44.64 60.11 67.93 55.61
33 OTHER MEAT 2.35 2.47 6.11 2.45 0.31
34 PROCESSED MEAT 2.17 1.71 1.55 1.59 2.37
35 DAIRY PRODUCTS 280.43 323.09 634.89 589.32 326.54
36 POULTRY PRODUCTS 81.04 58.7 71.04 134.04 129.88
37 FLORICLTR

PRODUCTS

 76.52 77.84 103.61 88.46 63.83
38 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 232.68 330.22 274.07 325.01 287.65
39 AYUSH AND HERBAL PRODUCTS 428.07 539.88 612.12 628.54 463.48
40 COTTON RAW INCLD. WASTE 1057.34 1897.21 2816.24 781.43 626.29
AGRI& ALLIED PRODUCTS 23,655.07 30,430.41 36,761.32 39,296.04 35,064.93
India’s Agriculture Trade Balance




Export of Agricultural Principal Commodities (Top 10) for the Current Period

S.No

Commodity

Apr-Mar2023

Apr-Mar2024

%Growth

1

MARINE PRODUCTS

8,077.98

7,372.00

-8.74

2

RICE -BASMOTI

4787.65

5843.30

22.05

3

RICE(OTHER THAN BASMOTI)

6356.71

4573.41

-28.05

4

SPICES

3785.36

4248.56

12.24

5

BUFFALO MEAT

3193.69

3743.26

17.21

6

SUGAR

5770.83

2824.74

-51.05

7

OIL MEALS

1601.72

1713.98

7.01

8

MISC PROCESSED ITEMS

1421.64

1653.35

16.30

9

COFFEE

1146.18

1286.28

12.22

10

FRESH FRUITS

864.62

1146.60

32.61
ExportofAgricultureCommodities(Top10)fortheCurrentPeriod(HSCodeWise)

S.no.

HS

Code

Commodity

2022-

2023

2023-

2024

%Growth

1

10

CEREALS.

13,860.62

10,994.03

-20.68

2

03

FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTABRATES.

6,823.39

6,124.20

-10.25

3

09

COFFEE, TEA, MATE AND SPICES.

4,148.85

4,738.57

14.21

4

02

MEAT AND EDIBLE MEAT OFFAL.

3,273.35

3,832.60

17.08

5

17

SUGARS AND SUGAR CONFECTIONERY.

6,323.14

3,291.66

-47.94

6

23

RESIDUES AND WASTE FROM THE FOOD INDUSTRIES; PREPARED ANIMAL FODER.

2,502.74

2,782.85

11.19

7

12

OIL SEEDS AND OLEA. FRUITS; MISC. GRAINS, SEEDS AND FRUIT; INDUSTRIAL OR MEDICINAL PLANTS; STRAW AND FODDER.

2,003.30

2,143.77

7.01

8

07

EDIBLE VEGETABLES AND CERTAIN ROOTS AND

TUBERS.

1,916.80

1,940.67

1.25

9

15

ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS AND THEIR CLEAVAGE PRODUCTS; PRE. EDIBLE FATS; ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE WAXEX.

2,063.64

1,824.86

-11.57

10

08

EDIBLE FRUIT AND NUTS; PEEL OR CITRUS FRUIT OR MELONS.

1,444.53

1,637.10

13.33

Source: DGCIS

Mandatory disclosures under RTI Act
FAA
Smt. Kesang Yangzom Sherpa| Joint Secretary
  • Room No. 422, Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
  • Tel : 23039455
  • Email : js-doc9[at]commerce[dot]gov[dot]in
CPIO
Ms. Monica Gau| Deputy Secretary
  • Room No. 123, Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
  • Tel : 2303 9636
  • Email : monica[at]cag[dot]gov[dot]in

Details of Boards, Councils etc. under the Division

  1. Tobacco Board

Add: G.T. Road, Srinivasarao Thota, Guntur — 522 004 Andhra Pradesh,

+91 863-2358399, 2353499, 2327550, 2358531, 2327555, 2327554, 2327556,

91-863-2354232 (F) Email: info@tobaccoboard.co.in 

Website: tobaccoboard.com

CPIO: Dr. Sridhar Babu Addanki, I.A.S, Executive Director

Email: ed@tobaccoboard.co.in

  1. Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)

Add: NCUI Building, 3 Siri Institutional Area, August Kranti Marg, New Delhi-110 016.

Tel: 041486013, 20863919, 20867008, 20867007 Email: headq@apeda.gov.in Website: apeda.gov.in

CPIO: Shri Saurav Agarwal :- Assistant General Manager Email: saurav@apeda.gov.in

AA: Dr. Saswati Bose, General Manager Email: saswatibose@apeda.gov.in

III. Indian Oilseeds and Produce Export Promotion Council

Add: 78/79, Bajaj Bhavan, Nariman Point, Mumbai — 400021.Maharashtra, 

(+91022) 2202 3225 / 9295, (+91022) 2202 9236(F) Email: info@iopepc.org Website: www.iopepc.org

Details of Public Information Officers – EP(Agri) Division:-

DESK

ACPIO

CPIO

AA

EP (Agri-I & VI)

Sh. Mahender Kumar,

Under Secretary ,

Ms. Monica Gaur,

DeputySecretary,

Shri Rajesh Agrawal,

Additional Secretary

EP (Agri. II)

Ms. Seema Juneja, 

Under Secretary

Ms. Monica Gaur,

DeputySecretary

Shri Rajesh Agrawal,

Additional Secretary

EP (Agri. III)

Sh. Atul Kumar Pandey

Under Secretary,

Ms. Monica Gaur,

 DeputySecretary

Shri Rajesh Agrawal,

Additional Secretary

EP (Agri. IV)

Sh. M. Backiyavelu,

Deputy DGFT

Ms. Monica Gaur,

DeputySecretary

Shri Rajesh Agrawal,

Additional Secretary