IANS | 27 Oct, 2023
India has registered a significant growth in the value of export of
mangoes in the first five months of the current fiscal (2023-24) by
exporting mangoes to the tune of $47.98 million, which is 19 per cent
higher than the previous year's value of $40.33 million in the
corresponding period.
With the collaboration of agriculture
ministry and APEDA, India exported 22,963.78 million tonnes of mangoes
worth $48.53 million in 2022-23, while in the current year 2023-24
(April-August), India has exported 27,330.02 million tonnes of mangoes
worth $47.98 million.
As a part of its initiative to promote
export of mangoes in the season 2023, the agriculture ministry and APEDA
had invited the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal
& Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) inspector for
preclearance of mangoes at irradiation facilities at Vashi, Nashik,
Bangalore and Ahmedabad.
Besides the US, with continuous efforts
of the concerned authorities, India has exported 43.08 million tonnes of
mangoes to Japan, 110.99 million tonnes of mangoes to New Zealand,
58.42 million tonnes of mangoes to Australia and 4.44 million tonnes of
mangoes to South Africa – a new destination. In addition to this, India
has invited inspectors from South Korea for preclearance of mangoes for
exports there.
This has allowed India to export 18.43 million
tonnes of mangoes after being treated at the authorised Vapour Heat
Treatment facility under the joint supervision of the Directorate of
Plant Protection, Quarantine, and Storage (DPPQS), India and Animal and
Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA), South Korea.
