India's Planting Seed Imports Rising
NEW DELHI - Oct 22/03 - SNS -- Recently published data reveals India's demand for imported planting seed advanced during the 2001-02 marketing year, ending up at 860 metric tons (MT), with the United States supplying 20% of the market and Korea 22%.
India remains a net exporter of planting seed, which shipments during 2001-02 reaching 4,961 MT, down from 9,295 MT in 2000-01. The United States was the largest importer with a market share of 24%.
Interestingly, India's seed imports have been growing in recent years, with purchases in 2001 nearly double those for 1997.
India -- Planting Seed Import Summary
(metric tons)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Sugar Beet 150 900 30 10,499
Other Beet Seed 791 824 7,360 9,874 7,080
Alfalfa 1,900
Clover 242,025
Forage Seeds 1,920 8,070
Ryegrass 80
Herbaceous Plants 4,675 3,831 9,966 28,305 5,676
Cabbage 22,227 19,346 95,180 109,538 126,125
Cauliflower 1,640 4,300 10,930 28,114 20,740
Onion 3,223 8,270 5,500 2,830 3,144
Peas 134 1,500 100 191
Radish 50 5,195 36,370 52,083 64,761
Tomato Seed 1,100 1,316 1,188 15,896 2,557
Vegetable Seed 179,150 140,715 288,566 484,695 316,475
Fruit Seed 186,594 25,438 31,885 58,710 36,878
Other Seed 19,977 32,879 20,651 10,923 266,020
Total 421,347 244,298 760,091 801,098 860,226
BASED on Indian Customs Data
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