India’s exports of small onions, pineapple see a major rise
India’s exports of small onions, pineapple see a major rise
Small onions exports rose by 487%, pineapple by 100%
New Delhi, Feb. 14 (Delhi Crown): Exports of small onions, or Shallots, witnessed the all-time high growth of 487% during April-December 2021 compared to the same period in the year 2013.
The Shallots’ exports rose from 2 Million USD in April-December 2013 to 11.6 Million USD in April-December 2021.
Major export destinations during April-December 2021 were Sri Lanka (35.9%), Malaysia (29.4%), Thailand (12%), U Arab E (7.5%) & Singapore (5.8%).
India’s exports of Pineapple also rose by almost 100% to USD 3.26 Million during April-December 2021 compared to USD 1.63 Million during April-December 2013.
Major export destinations for Pineapple during April-December 2021 were UAE (32.2%), Nepal (22.7%), Qatar (16.6%), Maldives (13.2%) & U S A (7.1%).
India has been seeing consistent growth in exports. It may be noted that India’s merchandise export in January 2022 increased by 23.69% to USD 34.06 billion over USD 27.54 billion in January 2021; recording an increase of 31.75% over USD 25.85 billion in January 2020.
India’s merchandise export in 2021-22 (April-January) rose by 46.53% to USD 335.44 billion over USD 228.9 billion in 2020-21 (April-January); marking an increase of 27.0% over USD 264.13 billion in 2019-20 (April-January). The government has been taking up a number of proactive steps to boost exports.
An export monitoring desk has been set up to help remove impediments, constraints and bottlenecks faced by the export sector, especially during the pandemic.
