FRESH GRAPES EXPORT FROM INDIA

A Report on Export of Fresh Grapes

from INDIA

BY
NIKHIL SAYA

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 3
OVERVIEW OF INDIAN GRAPES SECTOR 5
CHAIN OF EVENTS IN EXPORT 8
LIST OF EXPORTERS (TOP 20) 13
PROVISIONS CONCERNING QUALITY 14
ISSUES REGARDING EXPORT 14

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INTRODUCTION

Agricultural sector in India is in the midst of a rapid transformation. This change has been
brought about by the liberalization of the agricultural sector which has traditionally been
dominated by the government. In the past few years, there has been recognition of the
potential of the agricultural sector as the driver of economic growth. To capitalize on this
potential, government efforts and initiatives have been directed towards providing a fair
playing ground to the private sector and investing in creating infrastructure and other
facilities such as Food Parks, Agri-export Zones, and terminal markets to encourage private
sector participation. The thrust on the policy front is to bring about changes to create a level
playing field for the private sector by relaxing the marketing norms to enable private sector to
procure directly from farmers. Modifying the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee
APMC) Act, which regulates the marketing of agricultural produce, is a big step in this
direction.

These government initiatives have created conducive environment for entry of private
sector in this industry. Many large Indian conglomerates are investing in developing the
agribusiness segment by investing in agro-exports, processing, and marketing. In recent years
there has been a lot of activity in this area because of huge investments by companies such as
ITC, Bharti's Field Fresh, Reliance Industries Limited, PepsiCo, Aditya Birla Group among
others involved in agribusiness.

A major activity is exporting fruits and fresh vegetables to supermarkets in EU and

the Gulf. In the global market, trade in fresh produce is increasingly governed by
multinational supermarkets setting increasingly stringent quality standards to meet the
demands of quality conscious consumer in the developed markets. Lack of quality has been
one of the major challenges for horticultural exports from India. Companies involved in
agroexports have to work very closely with farmers to ensure compliance with international
quality standards. Further, these companies are also investing in developing cold chain
infrastructure to maintain quality throughout the supply chain, which helps to bring
modernization to the sector. India’s diverse agro-climatic conditions present a huge potential
for agro-exports and this activity is likely to increase dramatically in the coming years. Huge
investments by private companies in this area are driven by a vision to link India's small
farmers to global supply chains in agriculture, just as its software writers and call-center
workers have been linked to other segments of the global economy. This vision presents a big
jump from an agricultural sector barely eking out a living to one feeding the world: the true
picture may lie in the existence of a truly emerging domestic market, with all the promises
and all the challenges of an emerging market.

Institutional agencies and banks have been playing an important role in extending
credit and other support to agriculture and in the promotion of exports. Nationalised
commercial banks have been providing credit support by way of pre-shipment and post-
shipment. Other support facilities may include foreign exchange transactions including
forward cover, provision of cross-currency options, weekly trends in forex markets, providing
country profiles and risk, credit, status report of overseas trading partners, market
intelligence, counselling, risk management and optional hedging of foreign exchange
exposures in the long term perspective, consulting services on exchange controls, import-
export policy and other formalities in foreign trade, Inputs supplied to contract farms by
exporters as raw materials for export and sanctioning the line of credit to processors,

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financing bulk purchase of inputs, etc. Given the thrust on agri-exports and the advent of
WTO, we need to have a fresh look at the financial assistance being extended to promote
agricultural exports with a view to making it more export-friendly. Apart from banks, the
other institutions involved in export promotion include the commodity Boards like Coffee
and Tea Boards, the Spices Board as also the Agriculture and Processed Food Products
Export Development Authority (APEDA).

The following table shows export data of last three years of

various fresh fruits and vegetables and also processed fruits and vegetables.

PRODUCT QTY VALUE QTY VALUE QTY VALUE

FRESH FRUITS & VEGETABLES (2006-07) (2006-07) (2007-08) (2007-08) (2008-09) (2008-09)
FRESH ONIONS 1378373.17 116330.57 1008606.48 103577.89 1670186.29 182752.21
OTHER FRESH VEGETABLES 276824.60 43314.38 350235.47 48949.01 505285.47 68020.32
DRIED NUTS (WALNUTS) 5062.86 11803.79 6716.48 16207.80 5696.34 14123.63
FRESH MANGOES 79060.88 14193.95 54350.80 12741.76 83703.18 17071.25
FRESH GRAPES 85897.79 30192.45 96963.57 31782.51 124627.97 40861.28
OTHER FRESH FRUITS 177638.30 30997.39 207700.78 30452.60 256768.53 43086.84
Total 2002857.6 246832.53 1724573.58 243711.57 2646267.78 365915.53
PROCESSED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
DRIED AND PRESERVED VEGETABLES 119270.43 42754.17 125726.28 42993.81 147861.21 49641.51
MANGO PULP 156835.51 50582.79 166752.17 50968.51 173013.60 75298.90
OTHER PROCESSED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 318067.57 95550.82 311756.29 96281.65 387126.42 137179.00
PULSES 255084.47 78999.40 170614.39 54900.85 136880.08 54232.50
Total 849257.98 267887.18 774849.13 245144.82 844881.31 316351.91
Source: DGCIS Annual Data

Table 1: Three Year Export Statement of Various Products

(Qty in MT,Value in Lakhs)

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OVERVIEW OF THE INDIAN GRAPE SECTOR

The world production of grapes is estimated at 6 million metric tonnes out of which India
accounts for 1.5 million tonnes. Grape production base in India is very narrow, with the state
of Maharashtra accounting for about 80 percent of the production. Other producing states
include Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan.

STATE Area(‘000 Ha) Production(‘000 MT)

MAHARASHTRA 45.1 1275
KARNATAKA 10.4 193
TAMIL NADU 2.6 85
ANDHRA PRADESH 1.9 40.3
PUNJAB 1.1 30.2
OTHERS 2.3 37.5
TOTAL 64.3 1658

Table 2: Grape production in India

The major grapes production belts in the country are as follows:

1. Maharashtra (Sangli, Satara, Nasik, Sholapur, Pune, Ahmed Nagar)
2. Andhra Pradesh (Rangareddy, Medak, Ananthapur)
3. Tamil Nadu and Karnataka (Bangalore (R&U), Kolar, Bijapur).
4. Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan (Jhalwad).

Major export is to Middle East, UK, Holland, and Germany.

Name of the Description Berry size Harvesting

Variety period

THOMPSON Round berries green color, Seed 16 mm to 18 January to April

SEEDLESS less variety. mm
SONAKA Elongated berries,green less 16 mm to 18 January to April
variety. mm
SHARAD Round berries,Blackish red 16 mm to 18 January to April
SEEDLESS colour,seedless variety. mm

FLAME Round berries,Blackish red 16 mm to 18 January to April

SEEDLESS colour,seedless variety. mm

Table 3: Varieties of Grapes that can be exported

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EXPORT SPECIFICATION OF VARIOUS COUNTRIES

Indian white Thomson seedless GRAPES - SPECIFICATIONS

Healthy intact Fresh White Seedless Grapes
A Variety Thompson
Uniform in terms of class, origin, size, colour and degree
B General for the whole lot
in ripeness.
Sr.
Characteristic Description
no.
1 Temperature Precooling, storage and transport about 0 - 1 deg C
Berry Colour, two Opaque milky pale green colour or amber. Not dark green
2
separations or glassy.
Berries must be fully developed, ripe, turgid (firm); not
Berries - General
bladdery, wilted, over mature; no shrivelled, deformed or
3 Appearance with 0 %
poorly pollinated berries. Colour should be even through the
tolerance.
bunch and across the box.
Free from slip skin, injuries, shrivelling / witting, cold
Berries-General Appearance
4 damage, unspecified internal quality defects, skin damage,
with 3 % tolerance
wind rub marks, unspecified appearance defects.
Berries-General Appearance Free from split berries, mould on stems, sulphur burn,
5
with 5 % tolerance visible residues, loose berries.
Berries-General Appearance
6 Free from sunburn.
with 8 % tolerance
Berries-General Appearance
7 Free from dry stems and dirt.
with 10 % tolerance
Evenly coloured skin should be free from pest damage or
8 Skin Blemish physical damage. No bruising, hail marks, splits, cracks, open
cuts or rots, sunburn, sulphur bleaching
9 Vine Condition Stems and pedicles fresh and green, not dry and brown.
Bunch - shape typical of variety; not straggly or over tight,
10 Shape/Dimensions
round or slightly oval, not excessively elongated.
11 Flavour Sweet and refreshing flavour balanced by a hint of acidity.
12 Texture/Consistency Juicy, with tender skin and crisp, crunchy flesh.
13 Aroma None, free from any foreign odour
14 Sugar Content Minimum - 16 degree Brix. Max 20 Brix
15 Sugar/Acid Ratio 18:1 minimum, Target 20 : 1
Minimum 15 mm, as Regular, Large 16- 18 mm, Extra
Berry Size, printed on the
16 Large 18-20 mm. XXL.20 mm and up. Target average16 -
Label
18 mm.
Minimal dropped berries (shatter) in packaging: tolerance
17 Dropped Berries
up to 4 % by weight, Target zero.

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9 Pouches of min 510 gms(by packing ) per 4.5 kg carton.

18 Pouch weight Preference of 1 bunch per bag, with a tolerance for 2 bunches
of even wt in 1 bag, No bunch to weigh less than 200 gms.
10 pun nets of min 520 gms (by packing) per 5 kg carton.
Max three bunches per pun net with a min. weight allowed to
19 Pun net weight
about 50gms for third bunch for adjustment of weight
purposes.
No insects, spiders or mites to be present in the product or
20 Insects, Spiders
packaging.
Table 4: Export Specification particular to Holland

Variety Middle East Holland / Germany U.K

THOMPSON Berry Size: 15 mm Berry Size: 16mm Berry Size : 18 mm
SEEDLESS Colour white Colour white Colour Milky white
/amber. TSS 17-18 /amber. TSS >18 /amber. TSS >18
brix brix brix. No variation in
size
SHARAD Berry Size : 15 mm Berry Size : 16 mm Berry Size : 18 mm
SEEDLESS Colour Black Colour Black Colour

Berry Size : 16 mm Berry Size : 18 mm

FLAME SEEDLESS Colour :Pink Colour: Pink

Packing 4.5 kg / 9 kg pouch 4.5 kg / 9 kg pouch

packing and 5 kg packing and 5 kg
pun net packing pun net packing
Storage Temp. 0-1 C 0-1 C 0-1 C

Days required to 7-8 Days 21 days 21 days

reach Destination
Table 5: Export Specifications of Different Countries

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CHAIN OF EVENTS IN GRAPES EXPORT

Residue Analysis:

Sampling of grapes for residue analysis is usually done 10-20 days before harvest .5
kg sample is taken randomly from each farm, in which 3 kg is crushed for testing
immediately and 2 kg sample is kept in cold storage foe 45 days till the consignment reach
destination without any hindrance. There are eight authorized institutions throughout India
that can conduct residue analysis test .The list of these authorized residue testing institutions
are given in the annexure. Residue analysis report will be given to farmers within 6-8 days.
The residue analysis test is done for 92 chemicals.

Harvesting: Harvesting is done in morning hours based on the specifications of importer.

Weighing is done immediately. The quantity harvested is entered in farmer’s registry.

Knitting and Sorting/ Grading: Afterwards knitting of non uniform and water berries is
done followed by sorting and weighing as per importers requirement. Usually Export
specification will be as follows.

Weighing and Packing

Grapes are usually packed in three types of Cardboard boxes for export. Each box will have
to be packed with grape guard, tear off liner and bubble sheets for Europe. For Middle East,
each box has to be packed with paper cuttings, along with grape guard tape to hold two
boxes.

a) 5 kg Pun net packing: In this 500 gm transparent pun nets are used. Totally 9-10
pun nets are needed in each 5 kg Card board box. The pun nets are imported from
South Africa. And Italy From last one year UK and European imports are
demanding grapes in pun net packing only.

b) 4.5 kg Pouch packing: 9 plastic pouches of approximately 500 gm are kept inside
4.5 kg card board boxes. The demand for this type of packaging has decreased
considerably with arrival of pun nets. The cost of pouch will be around 50 paise
each.

c) 9 kg Pouch packing: 17-18 plastic zip pouches of approximately 500 gm are kept
inside 9 kg card boxes. The demand for this type of packaging has decreased
considerably with arrival of pun nets.

Pre cooling and Cold Storage: Pre –cooling is done at 0-9 C for [Link] cold
stored for 5-8 days depending on export suitability.

Palletization: Wooden pellets are used to keep card boxes with in the containers. Grapes
are exported in 40 ft container. Each container can hold 20 pallets and carries 14.5 MT of
grapes.

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FLOW CHART OF GRAPE PRODUCTION & PROCESSING

Before palletization:

AGMARK certification is compulsory, which is issued by Directorate of Marketing and

Inspection officer of concerned area. AGMARK certification costs around 0.2 % of the FOB
value.

Fumigation certificate: As wooden pallets are used to keep boxes in container.

Fumigation certificate is necessary for grape export. This will be issued by Private certified
Pest control agency or pellet supplier.

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Phyto Sanitary certificate (PSC): It can be availed from directorate of plant

protection, Quarantine and Storage, Ministry Of Agriculture. For issuing PSC usually 0.2%
of the FOB value is charged.

Following information is collected from Exporter for issue of PSC for Grapes:

1. Application

2. Copy of Import Permit

3. Letter of credit/ agreement

4. Performa invoice

5. Copy of Import Export code

6. The white and green copy of residue test report

7. Container loading sheet/Packing list.

8. Copy of declaration by farmer

9. Farm inspection report

10. Exporters declaration.

11. Pack house recognition certificate issued by APEDA.

12. Self- certified copy of the Certificate of Agmark Grading (CAG) Issued By the
concerned Office of Marketing and Inspection.

13. A Challan of prescribed fess paid for inspection.

Procedure of Shipment: Services of Customs House Agents (CHA’s) to be reserved to

carry out necessary logistic and paperwork required for export. Job like space for exports,
order for the container, custom clearance of origin etc .is carried out by CHA. An efficient
and competent CHA should be appointed. Following is the list of documents to be provided
to CHA.

- Letter of Credit (if available)

- Invoice
- Certificate of origin.
- Phyto sanitary certificate
- Packing List (if items are more)
- Customs / Excise Formalities and charges.

For agro exports, excise duty is not applicable. Customs Duty @ 1% with respect to
the cost of the invoice is charged while processing the documents.

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Post Landing Cost: Post landing cost includes unloading, cold storage, transportation,
import duty and importers commission for the year 2008-09.

Country Rs/kg
UK 28.22
European Union 26.20
Dubai 12.06

Importers commission for EU is 8 % and that of Middle East is 5%.

Mode of Payment: Normally in the trade of agro exports (expect onion, rice and other
cereals mango pulp) importer never provides Letter of credit (L/C) Such export is done on
consignment basis. Exports get the payment after deducting port charge, transportation and
commission etc .of the importing country .In certain country export is undertaken on the fixed
rates. Market Credit of the importer should be checked before entering into the trade.
Importer’s credit can be checked by international credit organizations like Dun and
Bradstreet. Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC) also undertakes such type
of credit certification work.             

TABLE: EXPORT OF GRAPES TO VARIOUS COUNTRIES IN LAST THREE YEARS  

Product : Grapes fresh(08061000)

QTY(2006- Value(2006- QTY(2007- Value(2007- QTY(2008- Value(2008-

Country
2007) 2007) 2008) 2008) 2009) 2009)

NETHERLAND 19020631 1001322173 24378872 1358651511 24340684 1344851611

UK 13579432 762756533 11608644 634316793 12672548 655980635

BANGLADESH 25748937 310517820 37857337 435286968 54376768 616593990

U ARAB EMTS 8140282 366790965 9685998 339878545 10752727 414924393

BELGIUM 4522900 155265552 451015 31438986 3641662 224214696

SAUDI
1115453 56358710 2402612 74519003 2558898 91278738
ARABIA

NORWAY 570892 40775063 520500 41061780 743866 59521784

GERMANY 6126566 143294602 2162146 78462116 1261863 46138437

NEPAL 2610299 23097721 3192138 30396577 3892631 42371983

OMAN 314450 16490597 578129 20808624 506230 33683035

SRI LANKA 890000 22877876 1080451 22597328 1095611 28319696

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THAILAND 78000 3952846 107370 5297142 305401 18412336

MALAYSIA 196600 9208044 390621 12037446 238255 12909445

DENMARK 119628 3795505 26524 1312491 184202 10492352

IRAN 0 0 96491 5249803 189917 9512944

SINGAPORE 93437 4508473 213585 5802821 160256 7797255

TAIWAN 113000 4341800 145265 8133287 118966 7427834

BAHRAIN 26900 833390 235427 6333206 227377 6620242

SWEDEN 0 0 43546 2226684 102765 6199730

LITHUANIA 143200 3281380 49519 2346150 109538 5903757

FINLAND 0 0 0 0 85632 4768974

HONG KONG 156624 6811782 89772 3623611 104486 4430399

IRELAND 234400 11770910 157326 8346618 75567 4300127

KUWAIT 64150 2038010 83351 2053457 158925 4009310

EGYPT A RP 0 0 16562 777108 70293 3490050

ROMANIA 0 0 159888 8844255 68827 3131460

CHINA P RP 900 34887 93812 3654283 51994 1902475

UKRAINE 0 0 104507 4847932 17326 765120

QATAR 16000 768096 200 8543 17286 529816

PAKISTAN 0 0 0 0 2400 116160

MALDIVES 20630 535510 103 4455 30 1165

MAURITIUS 30000 1060290 0 0 0 0

ITALY 51 750 92019 1231767 0 0

KENYA 46800 996474 28224 1333920 0 0

BENIN 0 0 7000 39225 0 0

INDONESIA 34700 1592962 1390 74670 0 0

PHILIPPINES 0 0 13054 584793 0 0

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RUSSIA 1202200 45620288 628794 18987278 0 0

SPAIN 16620 684910 21000 108400 0 0

SIERRA LEONE 0 0 20 574 0 0

UNSPECIFIED 315200 3881465 0 0 0 0

USA 1000 99146 0 0 0 0

VIETNAM SOC
13000 484550 0 0 0 0
REP

TOTAL 85562882 3005849080 96723212 3170678150 118132931 3670599949

LIST OF EXPORTERS EXPORTING FRESH GRAPES

There are various exporters exporting Fresh grapes from India. There are about 3750
exporters in India who export Fresh Grapes. The list below is the top 20 Exporters who have a large
share of exporting Fresh Grapes from India.

TOP 20 EXPORTERS EXPORTING FRESH GRAPES FROM INDIA

1. MAHINDRA SHUBHLABH SERVICES LTD.

2. FRESHTOP FRUITS LTD.
3. EURO FRUITS PVT LTD.
4. CHAND FRUIT COMPANY PRIVATE LTD.
5. ATHARVA INTERNATIONAL
6. BOMBAY EXPORTS
7. DESAI FRUITS AND VEGETABLES LTD.
8. GNT EXPORTS
9. VILAS VISHNU SHINDE EXPORTS
10. RAIEN TRADING CORPORATION
11. NAMDHARI FARM FRESH PVT LTD.
12. FRESH EXPRESS LOGISTICS PVT LTD.
13. IFC OVERSEAS
14. NHC INDUSTRIES PVT LTD
15. UNIFRUTTI INDIA PVT LTD.
16. AMAYA FOODS PVT LTD.

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17. SEVEN STAR FRUITS PVT LTD.

18. POMONA TRADING PVT LTD.
19. ASHOK KUMAR GHOSH EXPORTS
20. MOTHER DAIRY FRUITS AND VEGETABLES EXPORTS

PROVISIONS CONCERNING QUALITY

The purpose of the standard is to define the quality requirements of fresh grapes at the export
control stage after preparation and packaging. However, if applied at stages following export,
products may show in relation to the requirements of the standard:
 a slight lack of freshness and turgidity,
 for products graded in classes other than the “Extra” Class, a slight deterioration
due to their development and their tendency to perish.

The holder/seller of products may not display such products or offer them for sale, or deliver or
market them in any manner other than in conformity with this standard. The holder shall be
responsible for observing such conformity.
A. Minimum requirements
In all classes, subject to the special provisions for each class and the tolerances allowed, bunches
and berries must be:
 sound; produce affected by rotting or deterioration such as to make it unfit for
consumption is excluded
 clean, practically free of any visible foreign matter practically free from pests
 free from damage caused by pests affecting the flesh
 free of abnormal external moisture
 free of any foreign smell and/or taste.
In addition, berries must be:
 intact
 well formed
 normally developed
 Pigmentation due to sun is not a defect
The development and condition of the table grapes must be such as to enable them:
 to withstand transportation and handling
 to arrive in satisfactory condition at the place of destination.
B. Minimum maturity requirements1
The fresh grapes must be sufficiently developed and display satisfactory ripeness. In order to
satisfy this requirement, the fruit must have obtained a refractometric index of at least 16° Brix.
Fruit with a lower refractometric index are accepted provided the sugar/acid ratio is at least equal
to:
(a) 20:1 if the Brix level is greater than or equal to 12.5° and less than 14° Brix
(b) 18:1 if the Brix level is greater than or equal to 14° and less than 16° Brix.
C. Classification
The fresh grapes are classified in three classes, as defined below:

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(i) “Extra” Class

Table grapes in this class must be of superior quality. In shape, development and colouring,
bunches must be typical of the variety, allowing for the district in which they are grown, and have
no defects. Berries must be firm, firmly attached, evenly spaced along the stalk and have their
bloom virtually intact.
(ii) Class I
Table grapes in this class must be of good quality. In shape, development and colouring, bunches
must be typical of the variety, allowing for the district in which they are grown. Berries must be
firm, firmly attached and, as far as possible, have their bloom intact. They may, however, be less
evenly spaced along the stalk than in the “Extra” Class. The following slight defects, however,
may be allowed, provided these do not affect the general appearance of the produce, the quality,
the keeping quality and presentation in the package:
 slight defects in shape
 slight defects in colouring
 very slight sun scorch affecting the skin only.

(iii) Class II
This class includes table grapes that do not qualify for inclusion in the higher classes but satisfy
the minimum requirements specified above. The bunches may show slight defects in shape,
development and colouring, provided these do not impair the essential characteristics of the
variety, allowing for the district in which they are grown. The berries must be sufficiently firm
and sufficiently firmly attached, and where possible, still have their bloom. They may be less
evenly spaced along the stalk than in Class I. The following defects are allowed, provided the
table grapes retain their essential characteristics as regards the quality, the keeping quality and
presentation:
 defects in shape
 defects in colouring
 slight sun scorch affecting the skin only
 slight bruising
 slight skin defects.

ISSUES IN EXPORTING GRAPES

There are two key issues in managing the supply chain for export oriented grapes:
i) Intellectual Property Rights (IPR): The current IPR norms in India do not encourage
investment in development of new varieties. Research and development of new varieties for
export market will help to cater to the specific market requirements. Farmers in this area have
been largely depending on Thomson seedless and its mutations for many years. Instead of
extending the harvesting period of existing varieties by the use of different cultivation
practices, it is preferable to experiment with new varieties that would grow naturally to suit
market requirements. This will also lower the cost of production.

ii) Contract Regulation: Currently there is no regulation in place to ensure compliance to the
contract from both parties – farmers as well as company. The functioning of the contract

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depends on trust between the two parties. However, there need to be system in place for
effective conflict resolution.

CONCLUSION

Thus it has been observed after discussing various issues, processes, current export tables that
the Fresh Grapes have huge potential as an export item.

It has been observed that the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamilnadu etc. have huge
potential to export Fresh Grapes to countries like Saudi Arabia, U.K, Holland and many other
countries.

The processing of Fresh Grapes has to be given utmost care while exporting to countries like
Holland. Also there are some specifications for exporting Fresh Grapes which have already
been discussed.

REFERENCES

1. [Link]
2. Mahindra GLOBALGAP Grape export report, 2008
3. UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE Report for quality
control, 2007
3. [Link]

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