Journal of FARM SCIENCES, Vol 26, No 2 (2013)

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Export performance of chilli – An analysis

B.C. Rajur, B.L. Patil

Abstract


Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) is one of the important commercial crops of India. It is a crop of tropical and subtropical regions and requires a warm humid climate. The growth in value of chilli exports (27.57%) was higher than quantity of exports (19.37%). The growth rates of unit value of chilli export (10.38%) was higher in period I than period II (2.88%). The Sri Lanka was found to be highly loyal market for export of Indian chilli as indicated by the retention of their previous shares of chilli exports from India by 25 per cent. USA retained about 19 per cent of its previous share of chilli exports from India. Indian chilli is export competitive; there is a higher instability in its export in the international market. Therefore to capture the higher share in the world trade, much emphasis needs to be given on sanitary measures and standardization of packing and simplification in export procedure, so as to gain access of export to the countries like Bangladesh, Malaysia, Uganda and Indonesia

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