Fruits and Vegetable Processing Sector in India

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India is a diverse country with varying seasons ensures availability of fruits and vegetables round the year. India ranks second in the world in terms of fruits and vegetable production after China. India produce around 83 million tonnes of fruits and 162 million metric tonnes of vegetables. The area under cultivation of fruits stood at 6.98 million hectares while vegetables were cultivated at 9.21 million hectares.
Apart from being the second world largest producer collectively, India ranks first in terms of production of ginger and okra in vegetable and in fruits – bananas, papaya, mangoes and guava.

India exports fruits and vegetables and trade is estimated at Rs. 88,000 million. In this, Mangoes, Walnuts, Grapes, Bananas, Pomegranates account for larger portion of fruits while in vegetables, India exports Onions, Okra, Bitter Gourd, Green Chillies, Mushrooms and Potatoes.
India exports mostly to neighbouring countries viz. UAE, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Srilanka and Nepal.

Though India’s share in the global market is still nearly 1% only, there is increasing acceptance of horticulture produce from the country. This has occurred due to concurrent developments in the areas of state-of-the-art cold chain infrastructure and quality assurance measures.

Production of Mango-Top 5 States (in FY 2019)

Andhra Pradesh4.6 million tones
Uttar Pradesh4.5 million tonnes
Karnataka 1.6 million tonnes
Bihar1.5 million tonnes
Tamil Nadu1.25 million tonnes

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List of All Fruits/Vegetable Processing Companies in India

Aam Fruits Pvt Ltd

Company Name: Aam Fruits Pvt Ltd OldName: Group : Address: Corp Office 81/24, 2B, Nagampatti Village, Mathur P.O., Pochampalli City: ...
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Abhinaya Foods Pvt Ltd

Company Name: Abhinaya Foods Pvt Ltd OldName: Group : Address: Corp Office M. H. N. Nagar, P. Kothakota Post, Puthalapattu ...
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Abirami Agro Products Pvt Ltd

Company Name: Abirami Agro Products Pvt Ltd OldName: Group : Address: Corp Office 2/440, Pondicherry To Villupuram Main Road Kandamangalam ...
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Adhiyaman Agro Products Pvt Ltd

Company Name: Adhiyaman Agro Products Pvt Ltd OldName: Group : Address: Corp Office Karimangalam Main Road, Agaram Pochampalli City: Agaram ...
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Agricoles Naturel Foods Private Ltd

Company Name: Agricoles Naturel Foods Private Ltd OldName: Group : Address: Corp Office XI/419, Moolakkada, Vannamada P.O., Kozhinjampara City: Vannamada ...
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Aims Agro Product Pvt Ltd

Company Name: Aims Agro Product Pvt Ltd OldName: Group : Address: Corp Office Hadamtala Industrial Area, Opp, Vandheshvar Mahadev Temple, ...
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Amalgam Foods

Company Name: Amalgam Foods OldName: Group : Address: Corp Office City Centre, Ist Floor, Station Road, Kashipur City: Kashipur 244713 ...
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Amit Pomeg Tech Pvt Ltd

Company Name: Amit Pomeg Tech Pvt Ltd OldName: Group : Address: Corp Office 167/3 Heduva - Rajgar, Becharaji Road City: ...
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Amra Food Products

Company Name: Amra Food Products OldName: Group : Address: Corp Office Sy. No. 16/1, Hanumanthapuram Village Palacode City: Hanumanthapuram 636802 ...
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Anand Frozen Foods

Company Name: Anand Frozen Foods OldName: Group : Address: Corp Office Village Gangapur Gosain, Kundeshwari Road City: Kashipur 244713 Udhamsingh ...
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