include government export restricti<strong>on</strong>s aimed at curtailing food price inflati<strong>on</strong> (box 2.2), 37 a minimum export price program that makes certain <str<strong>on</strong>g>India</str<strong>on</strong>g>n exports less competitive in world markets, 38 <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> the use <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> export subsidies when government buffer stocks become too large. TABLE 2.2 <str<strong>on</strong>g>India</str<strong>on</strong>g>: Agricultural imports by major trading partner, 2003–08 (milli<strong>on</strong> $) Trading partner 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Ind<strong>on</strong>esia 1,119 1,423 1,195 1,160 1,469 2,315 Canada 127 110 169 194 601 566 EU-27 283 255 295 391 478 528 Burma 216 199 210 455 478 512 United States 278 215 290 323 435 497 Argentina 511 450 608 745 631 486 Malaysia 615 439 289 230 185 390 China 193 198 270 299 341 388 Australia 151 164 158 298 270 322 Brazil 145 405 530 123 164 240 Côte ďIvoire 53 89 117 127 118 203 All other 1,043 1,167 1,566 1,574 1,980 2,088 Total 4,735 5,115 5,696 5,918 7,151 8,533 Source: GTIS, World Trade Atlas Database (accessed June 8, 2009). FIGURE 2.5 <str<strong>on</strong>g>India</str<strong>on</strong>g>: Agricultural imports by major trading partner, 2006–08 average Ind<strong>on</strong>esia 23% All other 43% Argentina 9% United States 6% Canada 6% EU27 6% Burma 7% Average total imports – $7.2 billi<strong>on</strong> Source: GTIS, World Trade Atlas Database (accessed June 8, 2009). 37 USDA, FAS, <str<strong>on</strong>g>India</str<strong>on</strong>g>: Trade Policy M<strong>on</strong>itoring, March 15, 2009. 38 Govindan, <str<strong>on</strong>g>India</str<strong>on</strong>g>: Grain <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Feed, February 20, 2009. 2-10
BOX 2.2 <str<strong>on</strong>g>India</str<strong>on</strong>g>n Agricultural Export Restricti<strong>on</strong>s a Export restricti<strong>on</strong>s are <strong>on</strong>e <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> several policy instruments the central government uses to address food price inflati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> maintain stockpiles <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> food to feed the poor through the Public Distributi<strong>on</strong> System. Export restricti<strong>on</strong>s are <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> three types—export bans, minimum export prices (MEPs), <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> export taxes. Export bans prohibit the export <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> products, regardless <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> internati<strong>on</strong>al <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> domestic price levels. MEPs are prices below which exporters cannot sell their product, making <str<strong>on</strong>g>India</str<strong>on</strong>g>n goods less competitive overseas. Export taxes are levied <strong>on</strong> the value <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> exports, again making <str<strong>on</strong>g>India</str<strong>on</strong>g>n product less competitive. In 2007, the <str<strong>on</strong>g>India</str<strong>on</strong>g>n government began significantly restricting exports <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> essential commodities as global food prices increased <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>India</str<strong>on</strong>g>n strategic food reserves, or stocks, declined below government target levels. Reportedly, these export restricti<strong>on</strong>s were also imposed because <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the government’s desire to keep food prices low in the run-up to the nati<strong>on</strong>al electi<strong>on</strong>s in early 2009. Recent export restricti<strong>on</strong>s for major commodities are described below. Wheat. On February 9, 2007, the government banned exports <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> wheat <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> wheat products until December 31, 2007, a prohibiti<strong>on</strong> that was later extended indefinitely. N<strong>on</strong>basmati rice. Effective October 9, 2007, the government banned exports <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> all n<strong>on</strong>basmati rice to ensure adequate rice availability in the domestic market. On October 31, 2007, however, because <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the dem<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> rice exporters, the outright ban <strong>on</strong> exports was replaced by an MEP <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> $425 per t<strong>on</strong>, which was later increased to $1,000 per t<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> March 27, 2008. On April 1, 2008, the government again banned exports. Basmati rice. Effective March 5, 2008, an MEP <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> $950 per t<strong>on</strong> was imposed, which was gradually increased to $1,200 per t<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> April 1, 2008. In additi<strong>on</strong>, an export tax <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Rs. 8,000 per t<strong>on</strong> was imposed at that time. On January 20, 2009, the MEP was lowered to $1,100 per t<strong>on</strong>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> the export tax was abolished. Corn. On March 5, 2007, the government banned exports <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> corn by the private sector <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> channeled exports <strong>on</strong>ly through state trading enterprises for a period <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> six m<strong>on</strong>ths. Effective July 3, 2008, the government banned exports <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> corn through October 15, 2008. Vegetable oils. On March 17, 2008, the government banned exports <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> vegetable oils. This prohibiti<strong>on</strong> was extended to March 16, 2010. Pulses. Effective June 22, 2006, the government imposed a ban <strong>on</strong> the export <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> pulses, with the excepti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> kabuli chana (garbanzos). Milk <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> milk products. On February 9, 2007, the government imposed a ban <strong>on</strong> exports <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> skimmed milk powder, skimmed milk food for babies, whole milk, whole milk for babies, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> other milk products until September 30, 2007. ______________ a Aradhey, <str<strong>on</strong>g>India</str<strong>on</strong>g>: Oilseeds <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Products, April 16, 2009, 22; Govindan, <str<strong>on</strong>g>India</str<strong>on</strong>g>: Grain <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Feed, February 20, 2009, 15; Govindan, <str<strong>on</strong>g>India</str<strong>on</strong>g>: Grain <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Feed, February 20, 2008, 7; <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Dhankhar, <str<strong>on</strong>g>India</str<strong>on</strong>g>: Dairy <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Products, November 5, 2008. Exports by Product Between 2003 <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2008, <str<strong>on</strong>g>India</str<strong>on</strong>g>n agricultural exports to the world grew more than threefold, increasing from $6.1 billi<strong>on</strong> in 2003 to $20.2 billi<strong>on</strong> in 2008. Similarly, <str<strong>on</strong>g>India</str<strong>on</strong>g>n agricultural exports to the United States increased steadily from $585 milli<strong>on</strong> in 2003 to about $1.3 billi<strong>on</strong> in 2008 (table 2.3). <str<strong>on</strong>g>India</str<strong>on</strong>g>n global agricultural exports are c<strong>on</strong>centrated in a few major commodities. During 2006–08, rice, soybean meal, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> cott<strong>on</strong> represented <strong>on</strong>e-half <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>India</str<strong>on</strong>g>n global agricultural exports, with sugar <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> frozen beef (mostly buffalo meat) accounting for an additi<strong>on</strong>al 20 percent (fig. 2.6). Tobacco, nuts (mostly cashews <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> peanuts), beverages (tea <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>fee), <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> spices are also exported by <str<strong>on</strong>g>India</str<strong>on</strong>g>. Agricultural products exported by <str<strong>on</strong>g>India</str<strong>on</strong>g> to the United States include nuts <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> a wide range <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> specialty products supplying ethnic grocery stores <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> restaurants. 2-11
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