New Delhi, March 2 -- India successfully flagged off its first commercial trial shipment of pomegranates to the United States via sea on Wednesday.

The first trial shipment of pomegranates was facilitated by the Agricultural Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) by InI Farms from the IFC facility, MSAMB, Vashi (Navi Mumbai).

Commerce and Industry Additional Secretary Rajesh Aggarwal and APEDA Chairman Abhishek Dev flagged off the pomegranate shipment of 4200 boxes (12.6 tons).

Last year, APEDA successfully carried out an air shipment of pomegranates with irradiation treatment and static trial in association with ICAR-NRC Pomegranate Solapur as a technical partner.

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