Rising Exports of Red Chilli Paste by Punjab Government

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2023

Exports growth 600% during AAP Govt in Volumn terms

The cultivation area has now exceeded 40,000 acres of land in Punjab[1]

Rising Exports of Red Chilli Paste[2]

After Middle East gains, Punjab red chilli paste to enter European Markets like Italy

Punjab has now outshone countries like Mexico who were the pioneers of red chilli paste export market in the gulf & middle east

Financial Year Ordered Containers Volume of Chilli Paste
2015-16 6 116 Ton
2020-21 23 423 Ton
2021-22 34 630 Ton
2022-23 73 1400 MT
2023-24 200 -

Chilli Crop Promotions by Punjab Govt

Punjab Agro Corporation Ltd

  • Agency procured 40,000 quintals of red chillies directly from farmers at a better price of INR 32 & 24 per kg in the 2023-24 season

Alamgarh, Abohar: Punjab Agro Plant[3]

  • The project would revolutionise the farming sector in the district
  • The plan to export red chilli paste has been making much headway since 2022
  • The machinery for the processing of the chilli paste was imported from Italy and Poland

Punjab Horticulture department

Govt set up a red chilli cluster under PHASE project at Ferozepur to encourage farmers

  • Providing technical guidance to reduce input costs & improve on the quality of crop
  • Chilli Crop Cultivation Base: Ferozepur, Sunam, Samana & parts of Amritsar

Details:

Reference:

  1. http://diprpunjab.gov.in/?q=content/explore-feasibility-set-chilli-processing-plant-ferozepur-pvs-speaker-asks-officials ↩︎

  2. https://timesofindia.com/city/chandigarh/after-middle-east-gains-punjab-red-chilli-paste-to-enter-european-market/articleshow/100291391.cms ↩︎

  3. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjab-agros-export-push-will-promote-tomato-red-chilli-farming-abohar-dc-641084/ ↩︎