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Komal gupta

23/01/22 13:20 PM IST

Source: PIB

India emerges as the largest exporter of cucumber and gherkins in the world

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India has exported cucumber and gherkins to the tune of 1,23,846 Metric Tonnes with a value of USD 114 million during April-October, 2021.

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  • India exported USD 200 million worth of agricultural processed product, – pickling cucumber, which is globally referred to as gherkins.
  • In 2020-21, India exported 2,23,515 Metric Tonnes of cucumber and gherkins with a value of USD 223 million.

Gherkins

  • Gherkin cultivation, processing and exports started in India during the early 1990s in Karnataka and later extended to the neighbouring states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 
  • About 15% of the world’s gherkin requirement is grown in India.
  • Cucumbers and gherkins are prepared and preserved by vinegar or acetic acid.
  • In India, the cultivation of gherkins is carried out under contract farming by around 90,000 small and marginal farmers with an annual production area of 65,000 acres.

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