Parliament Question: Export and Growth Rate of Indian Food Industries

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 728 ANSWERED ON 24TH JULY, 2025 EXPORT AND GROWTH RATE OF INDIAN FOOD INDUSTRIES

728. SHRI ROBERT BRUCE C.

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

(a) the total export and growth rate of the Indian Food Industries during the last eight years; and

(b) the total turnover of the Indian Food Industries during the said period, State-wise? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI RAVNEET SINGH)

(a) & (b): The details of the total agro-food products exported during the last 8 years up to 2024-25 along with the Gross Value Addition (GVA) and the percentage growth rate of the food processing sector during the last 8 years up to 2023-24 is placed at Annexure. The turnover data for food processing industries is not available.

*****ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NUMBER 728 ANSWERED ON 24th JULY, 2025 REGARDING EXPORT AND GROWTH RATE OF INDIAN FOOD INDUSTRIES.

1. Statement of Food products exports during the last 8 years up to 2024-25 (in US $ Billion).

Agro-Food Products' Exports Year (in US$ Billion) 2017-18 35.46 2018-19 35.30 2019-20 32.73 2020-21 38.65 2021-22 46.11 2022-23 51.06 2023-24 46.43 2024-25 49.43

Source: DGCIS, Kolkata

2. Statement of GVA and Growth rate for food processing sector during the last 8 years up to 2023-24(as per 1st RE).

GVA Growth rate Year (in lakh Crore) (in percentage) 2016-17 1.79 11.18 2017-18 1.93 7.82 2018-19 2.36 22.28 2019-20 1.96 -16.89 2020-21 1.95 -0.68 2021-22 1.90 -3.46 2022-23 2.08 9.87 2023-24 2.24 7.55

Source: National Accounts Division, Central Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation *****