July 15, 2020: Maharashtra exported 92,342 tonnes of grapes in 6,842 containers, a drop of about 29,000 tonnes, or 24 per cent from the 2018-19 figure of 1,21,469 tonnes in 8,982 containers, according to data published by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA). Nashik, the grape hub, exported over 81,990 tonnes, which is 89 per cent of the total grapes export from the state. Of this, Sangli district exported 5,610 tonnes. Bijapur in Karnataka exported 142 tonnes of grapes this season, said a report.
Exports were on track till February but as the Covid-19 spread multiplied, the demand for grapes declined in the international market and the situation got exacerbated because of the lockdown.
Source: EXIM news service
