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Nashik exports over 1,000 tonnes of grapes.
Jan 16, 2024

Over 1,000 tonnes of grapes have been exported to the European countries from the district in the past few days, the district agriculture department said on Tuesday.
According to an official from the agriculture department, this was the first consignment of grapes exported from the district this season. 'Around 76 containers, with 1,050 tonnes of grapes, have been exported to the Netherlands and Romania,' the official said, while talking to TOI.
Kailas Bhosle, vice-president of Maharashtra Rajya Draksha Bagayatdar Sangh (MRDB), said export of grapes have begun from the district and the process will gather pace after January 15.
'Currently, the weather condition in the district is not favourable and delaying the grape harvest. Harvest will gain momentum in the second-half of January and exports will increase thereafter. Maximum grape export will happen in the month of February,' Bhosle said.
During the 2022-23 grape season (December-April), the district had exported 1.27 lakh tonne of grapes, out of which 92,000 tonne were sent to European nations and remaining 35,000 tonne to non-European countries. In the 2021-22 season, the district had exported 1.29 lakh tonne of grapes.
According to grape exporters, this year the export figure will be around 1.20 lakh tonne. As per norms, it is mandatory for the farmers to register their vineyards with the state agriculture department to exporting grapes. Over 28,000 farmers have registered around 18,600 hectares of vineyards for grape export in Nashik district for the 2023-24 grape season.
 
The area under grape plantation in Nashik district is estimated to be around 58,367 hectare, including 22,000 hectare in Niphad, 15,758 hectare in Dindori, 11,671 hectare in Nashik and 5,148 hectare in Chandwad. The remaining vineyards are located in Bagalan and Kalwan talukas of the district.
Out of the 58,367 hectare in Nashik, early harvest takes place between September and November on 2,400 hectare — around 4% of the total plantation. The regular grape harvest, which begins in January, is taken on the remaining 96% of the plantation in the district.
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