India widens export basket: Amrapali mangoes, premium cherries, frozen French fries find new markets

New Delhi, The commerce ministry has facilitated a number of fresh agricultural and processed-food items in July that have found buyers in new overseas markets, underlining the country's widening export palette, an official said.

Shipments of goods such as Amrapali mangoes, premium Areko cherries, frozen French fries, Ginger, pineapple, honey, GI-tagged Lakadong turmeric, Scentrose plums, Purabi Ice Cream, Neelam and Totapuri mangoes and flavoured makhana (fox nuts) were among the consignments shipped to destinations such as Singapore, Iraq, the UAE, Canada, Bhutan and Maldives.

The development comes as exporters and government agencies step up efforts to diversify markets and move beyond traditional commodities, tapping rising demand for value-added and speciality food products abroad.


According to the commerce ministry, Amrapali mangoes from Gumla and Deoghar in Jharkhand have been shipped to Dubai; Neelam and Totapuri mangoes from Karnataka were exported to the Maldives.

While Premium Areko cherries and Scentrose plums from Jammu & Kashmir were exported to the UAE and Singapore, Frozen French fries produced in Kashipur, Uttarakhand, were shipped to Iraq.

Similarly, consignments of ginger, pineapple, honey and GI-tagged Lakadong turmeric from Ri Bhoi in Meghalaya reached Singapore, and Flavoured makhana from Darbhanga, Bihar, found buyers in Canada.

Meanwhile, Purabi ice cream from Assam was exported to Bhutan, marking another processed-food item making inroads into neighbouring markets.