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Perishable cargo exports pick up post Covid, Mumbai airport sees a three fold swell in mango exports.
Sep 14, 2023

After a three year lull brought on by the Covid pandemic, mango exports have gone strong this year with the Mumbai airport witnessing a 318 % jump in the fruit's exports this year versus 2022.
In 2022, 1,123 tons of mangoes we're exported from Mumbai airport, the number jumped to 4,700 tons this year, said a Mumbai International Airport Ltd spokesperson
The recent approval granted by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the export of Indian mangoes to the United States has led to increased export volumes. The approval comes after a hiatus in mango exports since 2020, primarily due to travel restrictions imposed on the USDA inspectors which stopped them from visiting India during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To handle mangoes and other perishable cargo such as fruits and vegetables, the airport has a temperature-controlled perishable facility with an annual capacity of 1,50,000 metric tons, said MIAL.
But India's leading airport for perishable cargo for three consecutive years has been Bengaluru (BLR), which is also the third busiest airport in India for passenger and air traffic.
'The BLR Airport has maintained its dominant position in the export of perishable goods, with 27% share in total cargo volumes across the Indian air cargo market and 41% share within airports in southern India,' said a BLR airport spokesperson.
 
'The airport witnessed growth in the export of perishable cargo, handling a record tonnage of 53,751 metric tonnes (MT) in financial year 2022-2023 (FY23). This represents a 3% increase compared to the previous year (FY22) when the airport handled 52,366MT of perishable cargo,' the official added. Among perishable goods, BLR Airport led in the export of poultry and floriculture/flowers in India with a 9% increase compared to the previous year.
Oman, Qatar, Singapore, Maldives, UAE, Kuwait, and the UK emerged as the top destinations for international exports, in FY23. 'The volume of perishable goods transported to Maldives and Kuwait rebounded to pre-COVID levels in FY23 and experienced a 50% growth compared to the previous year. The export of perishable goods to the United States has also tripled compared to FY22,' the BLR spokesperson added.
    
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