Grapes bump up fruit exports by 40%

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Triggered by a sharp increase in production, led by grapes, exports of fresh fruit jumped 40 per cent in the first nine months of the financial year on account of a sharp output decline in competing countries.

Export growth was lower in value terms.

The data compiled by the Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Apeda) showed fresh fruit exports jumped to 487,441 tonnes ($403 million) in April-December 2016 against 348,675 tonnes ($335 million) in the corresponding quarter last year.

“We expect this season to remain very good on bumper production,” said Subhash Arve, president, Maharashtra Grapes Growers