Tamarind monograph.pdf - Crops for the Future
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10.6 Exports<br />
India is <strong>the</strong> <strong>for</strong>emost exporter of tamarind and its products. Exports of fresh<br />
tamarind during 2001-2002 reached 1434.15 MT valued at about Rs 24<br />
million. The importing countries are mainly Pakistan (170.6 MT, valued at<br />
Rs 1.8 million) followed by UAE (232.05 MT valued at Rs 4.285 million),<br />
Japan and Yemen. The o<strong>the</strong>r importing countries include Germany, France,<br />
Malaysia, United Kingdom, Italy and Bangladesh.<br />
India exports tamarind in different <strong>for</strong>ms i.e., fresh, dried, powdered, paste<br />
and seed <strong>for</strong>m. Exports of tamarind in different <strong>for</strong>ms are given in Tables<br />
10.3-10.10.<br />
Table 10.3 Export of fresh tamarind from India<br />
Country Quantity<br />
(Metric tons)<br />
2000-2001 2001-2002<br />
Value<br />
(Rs million)<br />
124<br />
Quantity<br />
(Metric tons)<br />
Value<br />
(Rs million)<br />
Australia 0 0 5.22 0.103<br />
Bahrain 0 0 3.80 0.084<br />
Bangladesh 133.70 1.775 0 0<br />
Belgium 40.00 0.505 0 0<br />
Djibouti 24.50 0.410 0 0<br />
Egypt 191.50 4.364 231.00 5.160<br />
Ethiopia 7.00 0.170 0 0<br />
Germany 14.44 0.428 0 0<br />
Indonesia 20.00 0.187 0 0<br />
Italy 20.00 0.207 0 0<br />
Japan 6.40 0.139 0 0<br />
Korea 0 0 10.08 0.142<br />
Kuwait 23.50 0.518 24.54 0.882<br />
Malaysia 402.93 4.023 152 1.262<br />
Ne<strong>the</strong>rlands 40.00 0.492 20.00 0.260<br />
Pakistan 648.42 8.867 170.6 1.805<br />
Saudi Arabia 116.14 1.631 146.98 1.579<br />
Singapore 143.23 1.693 43.15 1.299<br />
Sri Lanka 2.00 0.060 0 0<br />
Syria 148.00 3.170 230.5 4.500<br />
UAE 219.12 3.580 232.05 4.285<br />
UK 36.56 1.208 21.68 0.431<br />
USA 0 0 29 0.671<br />
Yemen 41.15 0.505 113.55 1.525<br />
Total 2278.59 33.932 1434.15 23.988<br />
Source: Indian Agriculture (2003)