Punjab's litchi exported FIRST time to hike farmers’ income

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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 consignment

2> 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]

Litchi Crop in Punjab[1:2]

  • In Punjab, mainly 2 varieties of litchi named Dehradun and Calcutta are grown in districts like Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Nawashahr, Hoshiarpur and Ropar, covering nearly 3,900 hectares
  • ~2,200 hectares is dedicated to litchi production only in Pathankot belt
  • Pathankot is ideal for litchi cultivation due to its sub-mountainous terrain, high humidity and favourable soil conditions
  • Around 48 trees are grown on one acre and each tree, according to its age, yields approximately 80-100 kg of litchi
  • Normally, the harvesting time of litchi is from June 10 to July 10

Litchi Promotion Schemes[4]

  • 50% subsidy is being provided on cardboard boxes for packing litchis
  • 50% subsidies are also there on plastic crates
  • Replacing sheets of poly house structures that are over 3 years old also receive 50% subsidy
  • ₹10,000 per acre will be given to for new gardens using drip system

REFERENCES:

  1. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/london-fancies-pathankot-litchi-635296 ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  2. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/15-tonnes-of-litchi-exported-to-uae-qatar-from-pathankot-101751038127226.html ↩︎ ↩︎

  3. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=194505 ↩︎

  4. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/pathankot-litchi-to-be-exported-to-hike-farmers-income-jouramajra-101718912914420.html ↩︎

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