Kathmandu, November 3
Nepal has exported juice worth more than Rs 2.2 billion in three months.
According to the Department of Customs, Nepal exported 22,669,575 litres of various types of juice from Shrawan to Ashoj of the current fiscal year 2083/84.
This brought Rs 2,207.98 million into the country. India is the main and largest market for juice exported from Nepal, while some Nepali juice has also reached China and Japan.
Mixed juice, made from a blend of various fruits, was the biggest export. In the review period alone, Nepal exported 15,756,624 litres of mixed juice worth Rs 1.43 billion.
This type of juice was exported to China and Japan as well as India. Of the total, 15,733,386 litres worth Rs 1.43 billion went to India alone. Customs data show 13,038 litres worth Rs 2.35 million went to Japan, and 10,200 litres worth Rs 935,000 went to China.
After mixed juice, orange and pineapple juice were the next largest exports. In the first quarter, Nepal exported 3,272,275 litres of orange juice worth Rs 358.71 million and 1,843,326 litres of pineapple juice worth Rs 221.32 million. Both types of juice were exported entirely to India.
Nepal also exported significant quantities of apple, grapefruit and tomato juice to India. According to the data, 1,448,904 litres of apple juice worth Rs 168.52 million were exported in the same three months.
Similarly, 192,254 litres of grapefruit juice worth Rs 15.27 million and 156,192 litres of tomato juice worth Rs 12.58 million were also exported to India.
