Gujarat-based traders have bagged 8,400 tonne sesame seed export order from South Korea. The tender floated by South Korea for import of total 12,000 tonne sesame seed was opened on July 13.
Sonpal Export Pvt Ltd from Amreli district of Gujarat got export order of 3,600 tonne sesame seed, which is the highest to any individual firm. Gujarat-based Asian Trading Company and Dhaval Agri Export Pvt Ltd have also received export order for 1,800 tonne sesame seed each. While, Dhairya export also from the state received order of 1,200 tonne. “Major portion of the South Korean order has to come in Gujarat as the state is the main supplier of sesame seed in India. By end of August we have to fulfill the order to South Korea,” Suresh Chandarana, managing director, of Dhaval Agri Export Pvt Ltd from Rajkot said, He further said that as per his information, the entire 12,000 tonne export order was bagged by Indian firms. Chandarana explained, “As price is high in other countries, export demand is lower there. At present, India is the only source that can provide better quality sesame to the world. Once price will reduce demand from other countries will start again.” An Amreli-based sesame seed trader claimed that price of the commodity was gained almost Rs 100-125 per 20 kg and traded at Rs 1750-1775 following the huge order to Gujarat exporters.