Sunday, December 19, 2010

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Saturday, December 11, 2010

Fresh Pomegranate from India- Kashan Exports

Fresh pomegranate from India - Price Fob: 8 USD Per 3.5 kg Box
Origin : Karnataka & Maharashtra
Packing specifications:
In corrugated fiber board cartons, each individual piece of pomegranate individually placed in carton.
12 No’s packed in Carton
Fruit weight:275-325 gms
Carton Net weight: 3.25 kgs
Carton Net weight: 3.75 kgs
15 No’s packed in Carton
Fruit weight: 225-275 gms
Carton Net weight: 3.25 kgs
Carton Net weight :3.75 kgs
Numbers per container: 4400 per 40' reefer

Friday, December 3, 2010

Fresh Grapes From India - Kashan Exports


Saturday, November 13, 2010

Seedless Grapes

Grape (Vitis vinifera) is grown from temperate to warm regions; however, hot and dry climate is ideal. Indian grapes come in varied characteristics namely coloured, white, seeded, unseeded, large and small berries. Indian grapes are successfully grown at and above 250 mean sea level.

Modern packhouse facility with automatic forced air system for precooling is available in all the commercial production areas.Traceability system is maintained for the product tracking.Extensive Residue Monitoring plan for monitoring the pesticide residues in grapes is implemented for consumer safety.
Varieties:
More than 20 varieties are under cultivation in India. However, only a dozen are commercially grown. They can be grouped under following 4 categories based on colour and seeds.
Coloured seededBangalore Blue, Gulabi (Muscat)
Coloured seedlessBeauty Seedless and Sharad Seedless
White seededAnab-e-Shahi, Dilkhush (clone of Anab-e-Shahi)
White seedlessPerlette, Pusa Seedless, Thompson Seedless, and its clones Tas-A-Ganesh, Sonaka and Manik Chaman
Currently, Thompson Seedless is the ruling grape variety occupying 55% of the area with its clones. Bangalore Blue occupies approximately 15% of the total area while Anab-e-Shahi and Dilkhush (15%), Sharad Seedless (5%), Perlette (5%) and Gulabi and Bhokri together (5%).
Areas of Cultivation :
Major grape-growing states are Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and the north-western region covering Punjab, Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Maharashta ranks first in terms of production accounting for more than 75% of total production and highest productivity in the country.
India Facts and Figures :
Grape is one of the important fruit covering an area of 60.2 thousand hectares occupying 1.30% of the total area. The total production of grapes in India is 1,546 thousand MT. India’s export of Grapes has been increased from Rs. 317.83 Crores in 2007-08 to Rs. 408.61 Crores in 2008-09 .
Major Export Destinations (2008-09) : Netherlands, UK, Bangladesh, UAE, Belgium.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Indian Fresh Onions

India is the second largest onion growing country in the world. Indian onions are famous for their pungency and are available round the year. Indian onions has two crop cycles, first harvesting starts in November to January and the second harvesting from January to May.

Varieties:
The major varieties found in India are Agrifound Dark Red, Agrifound Light Red, NHRDF Red, Agrifound White, Agrifound Rose and Agrifound Red , Pusa Ratnar, Pusa Red, Pusa White Round. There are certain varieties in yellow onion which are suitable for export in European countries Tana F1, Arad-H, Suprex, Granex 55, HA 60 and Granex 429.
Areas of Cultivation :
The Major Onion producing states area Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Bihar. Maharashtra ranks first in Onion production with a share of 18 %, however, in terms of productivity, Gujarat ranks first at 22.9%.
India Facts and Figures :
Onion is the fourth most important commercial vegetable crop covering an area of 593 thousand hectares which is 10% of total vegetable area. The production of onion in the country is 7515 thousand MT accounting for 8.9% of the total vegetable production.
The export of Onion products has increased from Rs 1035.78 Crores in 2007-08 to Rs 1827.52 Crores in 2008-09.
Modern packhouses for sorting, grading and packing of the quality onions are available at production zones. Guidelines has been framed to determine the compliance with maximum residue levels (MRLs) for the identified pesticides .Grade designation and quality development parameters has been set up.
Major Export Destinations (2008-09) : Bangladesh, Malaysia, UAE, Sri Lanka, Pakistan.

Fresh Fruits & Vegetables

The Gulf countries are the main importers of Indiani produce, they import large quantities of fruits and vegetables from different parts of the world, Saudi Arabia is the largest market for these products in the region while Dubai is the most important market forIndian fruits and vegetables; among the fruit items apple, enjoy the most stable market. Major sources of supply are USA, Chile and Brazil.

Indian apples lack all these characteristics. Plums and apricot have comparatively shorter shelf life. Their supplies have therefore to be arranged in smaller quantities but regular and more frequent intervals, in addition to meeting quality, prices and packaging standards in these respects neighbouring like Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey are already linked with most of the Gulf States by Excellent Asphalt Road, enjoy a definite advantage over the other countries. Among the selected vegetables, potatoes and lady fingers enjoy the most steady demand in the Gulf States. Indian Exports Limited quantities of potatoes, lady fingers, onions. Among vegetables mushrooms are exported in good quantities.

The Far East: Transport connections to Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia are reasonable for both sea and air and export has started particularly for the kinnoos and mangoes to these countries.

Western Europe: Many countries in Europe are substantial markets for out of season and exotic imports, the leading ones being East Germany, France, the UK and the Netherlands. The possibilities of exporting tropical products e.g. mangoes which are imported into Europe on all-year-round basis and other products such as melons for which nice opportunities can be found out in the out of season period

Indian Mango

Indian mangoes come in various shapes, sizes and colours with a wide variety of flavour, aroma and taste. The Indian mango is the special product that substantiates the high standards of quality and bountiful of nutrients packed in it. A single mango can provide up to 40 percent of the daily dietary fibre needs – a potent protector against heart disease, cancer and cholesterol build –up .In addition, this luscious fruit is a warehouse of potassium, beta- carotene and antioxidants. In India, mangoes are mainly grown in tropical and subtropical regions from sea level to an altitude of 1,500m. Mangoes grow best in temperatures around 27˚C.

For maintaining highest quality standards, State-of-the-art packhouses have been set up in major production zones. Keeping in view the different country requirements, internationally recognized treatment facilities like Hot water treatment, Vapour heat treatment and Irradiation facilities have also been set up at various locations across the production belt.
Unique product identification system, compliant to the traceability networking and Residue Monitoring Plan has been developed for the consumer safety and readiness to product recall in case of any emergency.
Varieties:
India is the home of about 1,000 varieties. However, only a few varieties are commercially cultivated throughout India. Most of the Indian mango varieties have specific eco - geographical requirements for optimum growth and yield. The Northern/Eastern Indian varieties are usually late bearing compared to Southern and Western Indian varieties. Some of the local varieties of mango bear fruits throughout the year in extreme southern parts of India.
The important commercial varieties are as :
Andhra Pradesh Banganapalli, Suvarnarekha, Neelum and Totapuri
Bihar Bombay Green, Chausa, Dashehari, Fazli, Gulabkhas, Kishen Bhog, Himsagar, Zardalu and Langra
Gujarat Kesar, Alphonso, Rajapuri, Jamadar, Totapuri, Neelum, Dashehari and Langra
Haryana Chausa, Dashehari, Langra and Fazli
Himachal Pradesh Chausa, Dashehari and Langra
Karnataka Alphonso, Totapuri, Banganapalli, Pairi, Neelum and Mulgoa
Madhya Pradesh Alphonso, Bombay Green, Dashehari, Fazli, Langra and Neelum
Maharashtra Alphonso, Kesar and Pairi
Punjab Chausa, Dashehari and Malda
Rajasthan Bombay Green, Chausa, Dashehari and Langra
Tamil Nadu Alphonso, Totapuri, Banganapalli and Neelum
Uttar Pradesh Bombay Green, Chausa, Dashehari and Langra
West Bengal Fazli, Gulabkhas, Himsagar, Kishenbhog, Langra and Bombay Green
Areas of Cultivation :
The major mango-growing states are Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka. Andhra Pradesh ranks first in mango production with a share of 20% and highest productivity
India Facts and Figures :
Mango is most important fruit accounting for 37.60% of area (1.3 million hectares) and for 22.21% of total fruit production (14.0 million metric tonnes) in the country. India’s share in the world production of mango is 54.2%. India’s export of Mango has been increased from Rs. 127.42 Crores in 2007-08 to Rs. 170.71 Crores in 2008-09 .
Major Export Destinations (2008-09) : UAE, UK, Bangladesh, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia.