Last updated: 28 June 2025
HISTORIC FIRST: Punjab's ‘litchi’ Exports
1> London: Started in 2024[1]
-- Exported via Amritsar’s cargo facility
-- Fetched 500% of Market Price India
-- 10 quintals of litchi sent in 1st consignment2> UAE & Qatar: Litchi export started in 2025[2]
-- 1 tonne of rose-scented litchi to Qatar
-- 0.5 tonne to Dubai
-- Exports to Lullu Group
2025:
-- Export orders for 600 quintals of litchi already secured by Punjab[3]
2023-24: Punjab’s litchi production stood at 71,490 tonnes[2:1]
-- 12.39% share of India’s total litchi production
Punjab government acting as a “bridge” between the litchi producers and the exporters for marketing and selling the horticulture produce overseas[1:1]
REFERENCES:
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/london-fancies-pathankot-litchi-635296 ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/15-tonnes-of-litchi-exported-to-uae-qatar-from-pathankot-101751038127226.html ↩︎ ↩︎
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/pathankot-litchi-to-be-exported-to-hike-farmers-income-jouramajra-101718912914420.html ↩︎
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