NEW DELHI (Commodity Online): India's imports of agricultural commodities like edible oil, fruits & vegetables (including nuts), pulses, rubber, cotton & silk, products of SSI, spices and tea & coffee has surged during the April-October 2011.
The imports of all ‘sensitive commodities’ increased 41.8% to Rs.57399 cr during April-October 2011 against Rs.40486 crorescorresponding period , last year.
Meanwhile, the milk & milk products and food grains imports has declined during the period due to improved production in the country.
The imports of both crude oil as well as refined oil have gone up by 68.3% and 62.7% respectively.
The increase in edible oil import is mainly due to substantial increase in import of crude palm oil and its fractions.
The gross import of all commodities during same period of current year was Rs.1251948 crores as compared to Rs.955937crores during the same period of last year.
India imports sensitive items from Indonesia, China P RP, Malaysia, Argentina, Germany, Korea RP, United States of America, Ukraine, Canada, Japan, Thailand, Cote D’ Ivoire, Ghana, Benin, United Kingdom, Guinea Bissau etc.
