date:May 06, 2016
This year, top officials at the Maharashtra State Agriculture Marketing Board (MSAMB) expect to export around 50,000 tonnes of pomegranates to the US market. The first shipment of around 1.3 tonnes, organised by the MSAMB and the Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) arrived in Miami on May 1.
According to Milind Akare, MD, MSAMB, Maharashtra usually exports around 17,000 tonnes of pomegranates out of the total 20,000 tonnes that are exported from the country. The opening