India: Maharashtra emerges as the top exporter of bananas

Published 2021년 6월 9일

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Maharashtra has emerged as the largest exporter of bananas in India, with exports reaching 1.34 lakh tonnes from April 2020 to February 2021, contributing significantly to the country's total banana exports of 1.91 lakh tonnes during the same period. The state's exports from the Jalgaon region were valued at Rs 455.50 crore, making up nearly 70% of India's total banana export revenue of Rs 615.8 crore. Maharashtra, which cultivates bananas on 90,000 hectares, is planning to implement a traceability system for its banana exports, known as 'Banana Net', from July 1 to further boost its export performance.

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Maharashtra has become the country’s largest exporter of bananas between April 2020 and February 2021, with exports crossing 1.34 lakh tonne. The country’s banana exports have crossed 1.91 lakh tonne in the same period.In the South, Kerala has exported 18,868.14 tonne, followed by Tamil Nadu at 6,280.52 tonne. Uttar Pradesh has exported 20,924.93 tonne, while West Bengal has exported 3,532.77 tonne.Maharashtra’s exports have been valued at Rs 455.50 crore, while Kerala’s exports of the commodity are valued at Rs 103.87 crore. The total value of banana exports for this period is around Rs 615.8 crore.Govind Hande, technical advisor, Maharashtra Agriculture Department, pointed out that although Maharashtra cultivates banana on 90,000 hectare as compared to 8 lakh hectare across the country and the variety grown by the state is popular in export markets. Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh are other major banana growers.This season, there is demand ...

Source: Financialexpress