Belgian co-operative Belorta is expecting to more than double its apples and pears exports to India by 2019, a senior official has said.
"Currently, we export overall 2-3 per cent of our produce to India. We export 12,000 tonne of apples and 500 tonne of pears to India, which is 4 per cent and 2 per cent respectively, of the total produce. The potential in the country is very high and by 2019, we expect to increase our total exports of apples to 10 per cent and pears to 5 per cent," Belgian co-operative Belorta General Manager Filip Fontaine told PTI here.
He said the exports to India is done through a partnership with IG International.
Fontaine further said Belorta is also looking at introducing more varieties of apples and pears to the Indian market.
"Currently, we are exporting very two varieties of apples and one in pears. We have many more varieties suitable for the Indian market. We are looking at adding more varieties of apples and pears to our export basket to India," he added.
Belorta exports 60 per cent of its fruits and vegetables across the globe, including to markets in the middle east, Europe, Canada and the US.
Fontaine said talks are on for India to open up its vegetable market, especially in the exotic category.
"Negotiations are with the Indian government on regarding the export of exotic vegetables that are not available in the country. We hope to begin exporting few vegetables by 2019, to India," he added.
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