Indian Sesame Seeds Export Quantity and Value of India in 2016

a) Indian Sesame Seeds Export Quantity and Value of India in 2016

• India is the largest producer of Sesame Seeds and produced of around 4.7 lakh tonnes during 2015
• Major Sesame producing states in India are Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh followed by Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Haryana and South India
• India exported sesame seeds worth USD 415298650 with total quantity of 436996021 KGS during November 2015 to November 2016.
• Mundra Seaport accounted for 54% of exports followed by Nhava Sheva Seaport and Pipavav(Victor) Seaport which account for 18.4% and 15.6% of exports respectively.

Indian Sesame Seeds Export Quantity and Value of India in 2016
Month	Quantity (KG)	Value (USD)
Nov-15	53606490	39972648
Dec-15	31690428	42836611
Jan-16	41682746	30163716
Feb-16	83173152	33923843
Mar-16	30152932	35097564
Apr-16	30523894	36819317
May-16	31981464	41507635
Jun-16	19917915	26362875
Jul-16	25390445	32164174
Aug-16	17274030	22486219
Sep-16	16046722	22049159
Oct-16	46789668	36741849
Nov-16	8766135	15173040
Total	436996021	415298650

b) Country Wise Export Quantity of Indian Sesame Seeds

• Following table presents Top 10 countries importing Indian Sesame Seeds
• Vietnam is the largest buyer of sesame seeds accounting for exports followed by South Korea and United States which imported sesame seeds
• Average FOB price of sesame seeds per kg is USD 0.95
  

  County wise export quantity
  Country	Quantity (KGS)	Value (USD)
  Vietnam	68905252	84138033
  South Korea	36907642	45241955
  USA	11929155	19063133
  Taiwan	17789360	20028538
  IRAN	15857730	27489789
  China	5529769	6728704
  Germany	11022619	16726028
  Netherlands	13440389	17712559
  Greece	10014447	13435858
  Russia	8816463	12057240
  Total	200212826	262621837

c) F.O.B Price Trend of Indian Sesame Seeds

Month	Average F.O.B Price USD/KG
Nov-15	0.75
Dec-15	1.35
Jan-16	0.72
Feb-16	0.41
Mar-16	1.16
Apr-16	1.21
May-16	1.30
Jun-16	1.32
Jul-16	1.27
Aug-16	1.30
Sep-16	1.37
Oct-16	0.79

d) Sesame Seeds Import Quantity and value of India

• India imported sesame seeds worth USD 37453715 with total quantity of 35760412 Kgs from November 2015 to November 2016.
• Somalia is the largest supplier of sesame seeds followed by Sudan, Nigeria, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, South Korea, Togo, Ghana etc
• Following table presents Import Quantity and value of India
  

  Month	Quantity (KGS)	Value (USD)
  Nov-15	821629	1098085
  Dec-15	979167	1084920
  Jan-16	1387998	1587569
  Feb-16	3018339	3047195
  Mar-16	1985452	1993825
  Apr-16	1136545	1182367
  May-16	3705677	3761538
  Jun-16	2201648	2186005
  Jul-16	2039018	2088597
  Aug-16	3561747	3644650
  Sep-16	3622097	3762109
  Oct-16	8440552	8713600
  Nov-16	2860543	3303255
  Total	35760412	37453715

e) Indian Sesame Seeds Quality Standard Requirements of domestic market and import countries and the challenges faced by Indian Exporters in meeting the same

• Domestic Market:
  • In domestic usually sesame seeds is consumed for oil milling purpose so there is no any specified quality standards.
  • During winter season sesame seeds is consumed in different food varieties across India of min. 99.99% purity
• Export Market:
  • Indian sesame seeds is cultivated using conventional techniques to maximize output at the same time Indian manufacturer exporter are able to supply globally highest purity of Sesame Seeds of 99.99% which no other sesame producing countries are able to supply
  • South Africa produces Organic sesame seeds so their crop is first in demand by global buyers

f) A brief note on Indian Sesame Seeds current season supply-demand situation of India

Present year Indian Sesame seeds are facing a very tough competition from Africa because their prices are lower than India and because of organic they are in demand so this year is a bad year for Indian Sesame seeds

g) SWOT analysis of Indian Sesame Seeds Market

1. Strength
   • World class production facilities
   • Largest sesame producer
   • Strong economic environment
   • Active government board to support Indian Exporters
2. Weakness
   •  Conventional quality
   • Unfavorable weather conditions
   • Unfavorable weather conditions
3. Opportunities
   • Focus on organic cultivation and using modern techniques can maximize output
4. Threat
   • Africa producing lower rates organic sesame seeds

Sources

1. Statistics source: zauba.com
2. Article Source: www.commodityindia.com February 2017 Gulfood Edition Magazine