Exporters in a bind as Indian grapes stuck at Euro ports

  • 06/05/2010

  • Business Standard (New Delhi)

Hrishikesh Joshi / Pune May 06, 2010, 0:50 IST A little over two weeks after European Union (EU) authorities rejected a 52,000-tonne export consignment of Indian grapes worth Rs 300 crore, the issue is yet to be resolved. The grapes are docked at various European ports, after EU authorities said the consignment was too toxic to be allowed in. The Union Ministry of Commerce and the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Development Authority (Apeda) took up the matter. After several rounds of talks, there has been some progress. Said RK Boyal, general manager, Apeda,