Fruits, vegetables export to Kuwait to resume but Kerala has to wait

Indian fruit and vegetable exporters believe that trade could re-start in a couple of days

For the first time, Kuwait has isolated Nipah virus affected Kerala for import of fruits and vegetables from the rest of India.Kuwait has opened import of fruits and vegetables from the rest of India, but has continued its ban on the purchase of horticulture products from Kerala due to the virus that affected the state earlier this year.

Most countries in the Middle East, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait, banned the import of fruits and vegetables from India early June due to spread of Nipah virus, which claimed about two dozen lives in Kerala.

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