India: food grains traffic volume at major ports 2021

In financial year 2021, food grains traffic across major Indian ports amounted to less than half million metric tons. There was an increase in the volume by around 285 percent, in comparison to the previous financial year. Almost 70 percent of the country's trading value was handled through maritime transport.

Volume of food grains handled across major Indian ports from financial year 2004 to 2021 (in million metric tons)

Characteristic	Volume in million metric tons
FY 2021	1.56
FY 2020	0.4
FY 2019	0.8
FY 2018	2.4
FY 2017	6.5
FY 2016	2.37
FY 2015	3.09
FY 2014	4.79
FY 2013	6.6
FY 2012	3.28
FY 2011	1.92
FY 2010	1.2
FY 2009	2.4
FY 2008	2.99
FY 2007	4.93
FY 2006	2.13
FY 2005	3.84
FY 2004	6.84

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May 2022

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India

Survey time period

FY 2004 to FY 2021

Supplementary notes

India's financial year begins in April and ends in March. For example, FY 2004 started in April 2003 and ended in March 2004.

Data from previous reports was also used.

Major ports are under the union list while the non-major ports are under the concurrent list of the constitution of India. Therefore, major ports are under the administrative control of government of India while the non-major ports are governed by the respective maritime state governments.

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