Agriculture produce worth Rs 3.36 billion exported via Kakarbhitta Quarantine Office

Bhadrapur (Jhapa), Nov 4: Agricultural produce worth Rs 3 billion 367 million and 860 thousand were exported in the first quarter of the current fiscal year 2082/83 (2025/26) through the Plant Quarantine and Pesticide Management Centre Quarantine Office, Kakarbhitta.

According to the Office information officer Chandreshwar Thakur, the main items for export include cardamom, tea, plywood and veneer, ginger, broom grass and others.

In this period, the highest exports were cardamom worth Rs 1.51 billion, tea worth Rs 756.6 million, plywood worth Rs 277.4 million, veneer worth Rs 272.8 million rupees, and Amliso (broom grass) worth Rs 195.9 million.

Similarly, according to the office statistics, ginger worth Rs 119 million, fresh vegetables worth Rs 94.7 million, herbs worth Rs 12.4 million, and lentils worth Rs 74.1 million have been exported.

Information Officer Thakur said that during the same period, agricultural produce worth Rs 1 billion 451 million and 365 thousand were imported from the eastern border checkpoint.

The main agricultural products imported include potatoes, millet, pulses, rice, fresh vegetables, fresh fruits, garlic, maize, and livestock fodder.

The Office stated that millet worth Rs 6.2 million, rice worth 4.96 million, and vegetables worth Rs 3.06 million were imported during the three months.

Similarly, the quarantine office reported that fresh fruits worth Rs 236.7 million, garlic worth Rs 179.9 million, and potatoes worth Rs 307.7 million have been imported.(RSS)