Despite initial concerns about global freight bottlenecks and two spells of unseasonal rains, Indian grape exports to Europe for the 2022-23 season (December to April) skyrocketed. Up until April 10, India exported 7,932 containers (containing 15 tons of grapes each), up from the 7,626 containers shipped out during the same period last season.
Over the last two seasons, Indian exports, especially agri exports, have suffered due to the global bottleneck in freight and shipping. Grape exporters were wary of lower-than-normal demand from Europe due to the fear of recessions at the start of the 2022-23 season. Vilas Shinde, chief managing director (CMD) of Nashik-headquartered Sahyadri Farms (the largest grape exporter of the country), had talked of around 10-15 per cent lower exports due to the dual whammies they expected this season.
Source: indianexpress.com