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36,000 tonne grapes exported in last 1 month.
Mar 02, 2022

The grape export from Nashik has gathered momentum, and in the last one month, over 36,000 metric tonne (MT) of grapes have been exported to European countries.
 
According to the state agriculture department, the grape export is expected to continue till April-end. Of 36,000 MT, around 23,624 MT have been exported to the Netherlands, 1,918 MT to Germany, 1,835 MT to Poland and 1,625 MT to the UK among others.
 
During the same period last year, the district had exported over 1 lakh MT of grapes. According to Manik Patil, the director of the Grape Exporters Association of India (GEAI), the grape harvest has been delayed this year by around three-four weeks due to a delay in the pruning of vineyards.
'It takes around three months for the fruit to grow for the harvest after the pruning. Usually, pruning of the vineyards is over by October, and the harvest begins in December. But considering the unseasonal rains expected in December from the past two years, the grape farmers delayed their harvest this year, which also delayed the grape export,' said Patil.
 
Nashik district had exported 1.29 lakh tonnes of grapes during the last grape season.
Patil said that the district will touch last year’s grape export figure by April-end this year. He said the grape farmers and exporters are facing several challenges this year. The freight charges have doubled this year from 4,000 USD to 8,000 USD per container.
 
Moreover, packaging material prices have also increased by 30%. Total 32,952 farmers have registered 20,100 hectares of vineyards for the current grape harvest season 2021-22 (December-April) with the state government.
    
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