APPENDICES

B.  DATA ON BEST PROSPECT FOR AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRY SECTOR EXPORTS:

A)   Rank of Sector:
B)   Name of Sector: Pulses
C)   PS&D Commodity: 0542100, 0542200, 0542300, 0542400
D)   Total Consumption (U.S.$ Millions):
            1992/93          1993/94         1994/95
           Past Year    Current Year Est. Forecast Year Est.
             12.3             13.7            14.0
E)   Total Local Production (U.S.$ Millions):
             12.0             13.1            13.6
F)   Total Exports (U.S.$ Millions):
              --               --              --
G)   Total Imports (U.S.$ Millions):
             0.38             0.33            0.33
H)   Imports from the U.S. (U.S.$ Millions):
              6.5              7.0            7.25
I)   Exchange Rate Used: $1 Equals:
            1992/93          1993/94         1994/95
             31.00            31.25           31.25

     Brief Comments:  Pulses are likely to continue as
     one of the leading U.S. agricultural exports to
     India.  Pulses enjoy a 10 percent duty, do not
     require an import license, and unlike many
     agricultural products, do not fall under the ban
     on imports of consumer products of agricultural
     origin.  The greatest impediment to future growth
     is expected to be price, as Canada and Hungary are
     also competitive suppliers.  Green peas have thus
     far been the leading U.S. export in this sector.


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A)   Rank of Sector:
B)   Name of Sector: Tree Nuts
C)   PS&D Commodity: 0577400, 0577907
D)   Total Consumption (Metric Tons):
            1992/93          1993/94         1994/95
           Past Year    Current Year Est. Forecast Year Est.
             N.A.             N.A.            N.A.
E)   Total Local Production (Metric Tons):
             N.A.             N.A.            N.A.
F)   Total Exports (Metric Tons):
            64,483           60,000          60,000
G)   Total Imports (Metric Tons):
            17,006           17,500          18,000
H)   Imports from the U.S. (U.S.$ Millions):
              19               30              25
I)   Exchange Rate Used: $1 Equals:
            1992/93          1993/94         1994/95
             31.00            31.25           31.25

     Almonds are the leading product in this sector
     accounting for approximately 90 percent of all
     U.S. exports to India.  Almonds are subject to a
     tariff of rs. 55/kg for in-shell and rs. 80/kg for
     shelled.  Pistachios also have some potential,
     although there is a great deal of competition from
     Iran, and imports are subject to a 65 percent
     duty.  India's exports are primarily of cashews,
     walnuts and betel nuts.


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A)   Name of Rank:
B)   Name of Sectpr: Intermediate Inputs to Food Processing
C)   PS&D Commodity: NA
D)   Total Consumption (Metric Tons):
            1992/93          1993/94         1994/95
           Past Year    Current Year Est. Forecast Year Est.
             N.A.             N.A.            N.A.
E)   Total Local Production (Metric Tons):
             N.A.             N.A.            N.A.
F)   Total Exports (Metric Tons):
           2,000            2,100           2,100
G)   Total Imports (Metric Tons):
              36               75             100
H)   Imports from the U.S. (Metric Tons):
               9               45              75
I)   Exchange Rate: N.A.

     Brief Comments:  As India's food processing
     industry becomes more sophisticated, demand for
     some intermediate inputs, which can not be
     produced locally, is expected to grow.  This would
     include items such as malt extracts, cheese
     powders, flavorings, yeasts, mixes and
     concentrates.  While India is already a producer
     and exporter of some of these items, foreign firms
     investing in India are likely to require higher
     input standards for their more complex production
     methods.

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