India’s largest import commodity in Agriculture
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Edible Vegetable Oils are India’s largest agricultural imports, followed by wood and wood products & Pulses sharing the 34%, 18%, 18%.
Commodity |
Import (2008) |
Vegetable Oils Fixed (Edible) |
10301.09 |
Wood & Wood Products |
5456.6 |
Pulses |
5374.94 |
Wheat |
2657.51 |
Fruits & Nuts Excluding Cashew Nuts |
1858.39 |
Cashew Nuts |
1714.75 |
Spices |
973.64 |
Cotton (Raw & Waste) |
912.14 |
Cereal Preparation |
161.83 |
Oil Seeds |
149.32 |
Jute (Raw) |
148.01 |
Tea |
130.95 |
Milk & Cream |
28.96 |
Other Cereals |
19.34 |
Vegetable & Animal fats |
12.48 |
Sugar |
5.87 |
Rice |
0.42 |
Total Agricultural Imports |
29906.24 |
Total National Imports |
1012311.70 |
% Share of Agricultural Import in |
2.95 |
Director General of Commercial Intelligence & Statistics, Ministry of Commerce, Kolkata. |
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All Data March 2008, Values in ` Crore |
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