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APEDA facilitates India’s first commercial trial shipment of pomegranates to US.
Mar 08, 2024

On February 28, 2024, India successfully flagged off its first commercial trial shipment of pomegranates to US via sea under the aegis of Agricultural Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) by InI Farms from IFC facility, MSAMB, Vashi (Navi Mumbai). Rajesh Aggarwal, additional secretary, Ministry of Commerce & Industry and Abhishek Dev, chairman, APEDA flagged off the pomegranate shipment comprising of 4200 boxes (12.6 tons).
 
The ceremony was graced by dignitaries from the Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board (MSAMB), Regional Plant Quarantine Station (RPQS- MoA&FW), State Agriculture Department (Government of Maharashtra), NRC Pomegranate, US Consulate and InI Farms.
 
Last year APEDA successfully carried out an air shipment of Pomegranates with irradiation treatmentand static trial in association with ICAR-NRC Pomegranate Solapur as technical partner. Based on the successful result of the static trial, APEDA aimed for a successful sign off for this consignment via sea opening trade relations to potential markets for Indian Pomegranates. India, one of the largest Producers of Pomegranates in the World and is also now aiming to be amongst the top Pomegranate exporting countries in the World. India is a key player growing in the EU, Middle East and Asian Markets.
    
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